A PSD deputy resigned from the party after criticizing the administrative-territorial reform

PSD Deputy Lucian Morar announced on Friday his resignation from the party, dissatisfied with the administrative-territorial reform proposal being discussed publicly, which could entail merging Maramureș County with Cluj County.

Morar told Antena 3 CNN that he did not want to leave the PSD, but considered it necessary to send an alarm signal. In a Facebook post, the deputy categorically rejected the idea of Maramureș County disappearing as an administrative unit and announced that he would oppose the plan.

“I will NEVER agree to the disappearance of Maramureș County from an administrative point of view,” the parliamentarian wrote, criticizing the proposal presented publicly in recent days. He argued that such a reorganization would disregard the county’s history, traditions, identity, and residents’ will.

The deputy accused some Maramureș politicians of preferring to remain silent so as not to upset the national leaderships of their parties. Morar stated that, as of Friday, he was declaring himself a “dissident for Maramureș.”

His resignation comes amid debates over Romania’s administrative reorganization. For now, information about merging Maramureș with Cluj County is part of the proposals being discussed publicly, with no final decision having been presented.