Petrișor Peiu rejects the idea of Georgescu taking over the leadership of AUR: “The position is occupied by George Simion until 2030”

Gabriel Dumitrache

10 November 2026, 15:10

Politics

George Simion, Dan Dungaciu și Petrișor Peiu / Foto: Lucian Alecu / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia

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AUR senators’ leader, Petrișor Peiu, rejected the prospect of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu taking over the leadership of the party, following the proposal put forward by MP Mohammad Murad. Peiu told Digi24.ro that he was unaware of any such initiative and emphasized that the position of AUR president is held by George Simion, who was elected a year ago at the party’s congress.

According to Peiu, a new party president could be elected in 2030, when the current term expires, or earlier only if the position becomes vacant. He stated that the leadership cannot be changed outside the procedures laid down in the statutes and a party congress.

AUR described the discussions as “an attempt at diversion.” The party’s representatives said they would welcome Georgescu’s possible involvement, but recalled that he had expressed his intention not to join a political party, arguing that “his party is only the Romanian people.”

The discussions began with statements by Mohammad Murad, who referred to the alleged almost daily meetings between George Simion and Călin Georgescu. The MP suggested that Georgescu be invited into AUR’s leadership, including as executive president, considering him the supreme leader of the sovereigntist movement.

Context: In the meantime, AUR put forward conditions for a government and pushed the discussion toward snap elections, while Călin Georgescu was already in pretrial detention

In the preceding days, Petrișor Peiu stated that AUR would not vote for a possible government led by Luca Niculescu, arguing that the appointment would not have taken the parties’ proposals into account and invoking three conditions for support: AUR’s participation in government, the adoption of a significant part of the party’s program, and a prime minister approved by the party. At the same time, Peiu argued that there was a parliamentary majority in favor of holding snap elections and reported that he had conveyed this position to President Nicușor Dan following the consultations at Cotroceni.

Mohammad Murad’s proposal regarding Călin Georgescu’s possible involvement also emerged in a tense legal context: according to the information circulating, Georgescu was the subject of five criminal cases and was being held in pretrial detention in Bucharest.