Bucharest, August 6, 2025 – Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan issued a public statement today following the death of former President Ion Iliescu, marking the end of a pivotal chapter in Romania’s modern political history.
“Ion Iliescu, former President of Romania and a political leader in the post-1989 era, passed away today,” the Prime Minister said in an official message released by the government. “He held the office of Head of State on multiple occasions and led the country’s main left-wing party during those years.”
Iliescu, who played a central role in the early years of Romania’s post-communist transition, served as President from 1990 to 1996 and again from 2000 to 2004. His political legacy remains complex, shaped by both democratic reforms and contested episodes in the country’s turbulen...