Potential referendum regarding Peles Castle

The Government will elaborate a draft law for the “special” situation that occurred following the request filed by former king Mihai I to be restituted the Peles Castle. The law, to be debated by Parliament, could also be the subject of a referendum, Public Administration minister Octav Cozmanca said yesterday.

“We will draft a law to regulate the situation of the former king’s possessions. We shall submit it to Parliament and maybe we will present the situation to the public opinion, so that it can express itself through a referendum,” the Administration minister announced, without mentioning when the normative document is to be drafted. He said that the Government would try to settle things by an understanding with the former king.

The Government will release an “official note” tomorrow, explaining its position towards the notification submitted last week by Mihai I to Sinaia Town Hall, claiming the Peles Castle, as well as several buildings and lands in Prahova County.

According to minister Cozmanca, the Government “cannot say that it will give nothing back to the King,” but some of the claimed properties no longer exist.