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Victor Ponta revealed in a podcast that Ilie Bolojan, while serving as interim president, sought his support for Crin Antonescu's presidential campaign. Ponta was also a candidate at that time. He noted that Bolojan was the only one trying to assist Antonescu, despite his own reservations about Bolojan's political alignment. In February 2025, Bolojan assumed the interim presidency after Klaus Iohannis's term ended. Antonescu, representing a coalition, finished third in the presidential elections with nearly two million votes.