His statement came as the mayor of Cluj, a city known as a stronghold of the governind Democratic Liberals, has been put under inquiry in a corruption case.
Asked how come the PSD no longer claims that the DNA was politically controlled and whether it would claim "another proof of political control" should a PSD be in the Cluj mayor's place, Ponta said "corruption comes with power, not with the opposition". Prompted that corruption could be found within the ranks of the opposition - which holds influential seats at local and regional level - he said that he expected the anti-graft prosecutors to confirm that it was changing as the term of the current DNA head is coming to an end.
