National Liberal Party (PNL) leader Theodor Stolojan (photo), the first official candidate in the presidential race, will launch his candidacy next year on January 24, in Iasi, during the meeting of the PNL National Representatives Delegation. The announcement was made yesterday by PNL spokesman Eugen Nicolaescu. “According to the protocol of the PNL-PD (Democratic Party) Alliance, the Democrats have already named Stolojan as the two parties’ candidate for the Presidency,” Nicolaescu pointed out. ZF