Elena Lasconi | |
|---|---|
.png) Lasconi in 2024 | |
| President of the Save Romania Union | |
| Assumed office 26 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Cătălin Drulă |
| Mayor of Câmpulung | |
| Assumed office 19 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Liviu Țâroiu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elena Valerica Lasconi[1] 20 April 1972 Hațeg, Hunedoara County, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Political party | Save Romania Union (2019–present) |
| Spouse |
Cătălin Georgescu (m. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Traian Ecological University of Deva |
| Profession | Journalist |
Elena Valerica Lasconi (Romanian pronunciation: [eˈlena lasˈkoni]; born 20 April 1972) is a Romanian politician and former journalist. She is currently serving as the mayor of Câmpulung in Argeș County, having been elected in both the 2020 and 2024 elections.[2] On 26 June 2024, she won the internal elections in the Save Romania Union (USR), becoming its president. USR elected her in a landslide as the party's frontrunner in the upcoming presidential election.[3]
Lasconi briefly led the list of USR candidates for the 2024 European Parliament elections, a position she resigned from at the request of the former party president, Cătălin Drulă.
- ^ Vițu, Raluca (6 November 2023). "De ce și-a schimbat Elena Lasconi numele din buletin. Cum este trecută în acte primărița din Câmpulung Muscel". Unica.
- ^ Grigorescu, Denis (9 June 2024). "Elena Lasconi, realeasă primar la Câmpulung cu un scor zdrobitor: „E extrem de important să fii împreună cu oamenii și pentru oameni"". Adevărul.
- ^ Ardelean, Adrian (29 June 2024). "Elena Lasconi a fost desemnată candidata USR la alegerile prezidențiale. A fost ales și Biroul Național". Europa Liberă România.