There are no “nationalist cores” in the Social Democrat Party (PSD), but there may be some representatives voicing “personal opinions,” which do not involve the party.

If there are any PSD members who disagree with privatisation, they took no public stand and are not representative for the party, Cozmin Gusa, general secretary of the governing party, said yesterday.

According to him, before anyone comments on the PSD “appetite” for reform, “the Government’s activity and its commitment to make reforms should be first considered.” Before anyone comments on the existence of some “nationalist cores” within PSD, the official position of the party, which opposes nationalism, should be first noticed, Gusa added.

“I think that nationalist cores within PSD are out of the question. Several colleagues have opinions springing from their personal beliefs,” he said, adding that Senators George Pruteanu and Adrian Paunescu were among them.