Romania has two new capitals since today. Bucharest is no longer the only capital

The Chamber of Deputies adopted on Wednesday, with 238 votes "for" and seven abstentions, the draft law on the designation of the city of Iaşi as the "historical capital" of Romania.

According to the project, the year of the centenary, to reconsider the role of national history and culture, Iaşi is declared "Historical Capital" of Romania and Alba Iulia "Capital of the Great Union" of the Romania.

The Committee on Specialties has introduced an amendment to the original draft to declare Alba Iulia "Capital of the Great Union".

"On the occasion of the centenary of the Great Union, the city of Alba Iulia is recognized for its essential role in the formation of the modern Romanian state.On December 1, 1918, the Great Union is marked by the birth of the Great Union, was the capital of the Union of Rumanian Territories and under the reign of Mihai Viteazul ", motivated this amendment.

Representatives of parliamentary groups supported this project, noting that it was a symbolic project and that Iasi deserved this title.

The Chamber of Deputies is for decision.