The National Bureau of the USR-PLUS alliance formed by the reformist parties USR and PLUS decided on Monday, January 27, at the joint alliance meeting, to request a mandate from organizations to organize a merger congress in July, G4media reported quoting a press release issued by the alliance.
The decision marks the acceleration of the merger process, after PLUS leader Dacian Ciolos said in an interview on January 21 that the merger is scheduled for after the parliamentary elections (expected this autumn), because the alliance is currently focusing on the local and parliamentary elections, according to Romania-Insider.com.
USR president Dan Barna confirmed at that time the merger calendar.
