Elena Lasconi

She has been mayor of Câmpulung since 2020 and led USR from June 2024 to May 2025. She finished second in the first round of the 2024 presidential election, which the Constitutional Court annulled. No source says she is a candidate for Prime Minister of Romania in 2026.

Career

Wikipedia lists a degree from Traian Ecological University of Deva (2001) and a BBC School of Television course (1999). She worked as a journalist at Pro TV from 1996 to 2020 and joined USR in 2019. She became mayor of Câmpulung in October 2020 and was elected USR president on 26 June 2024. She won 19.18% in the first round of the November 2024 presidential election, before the Constitutional Court annulled the vote. In the May 2025 rerun she received 2.68% and resigned as party president on 5 May 2025.

Positions

Digi24 reported on 28 August 2024, when she was USR president, that she said she would propose the liberal Ilie Bolojan as Prime Minister if elected President, citing his administrative experience, and that she was open to talks with right-wing parties including the PNL.

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