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- ↑ "Lista celor 10 parlamentari (din 79) care pleacă de la USR la REPER-ul lui Cioloș: 8 deputați și 2 senatori. Au "dezertat" și 5 din cei 8 europarlamentari". Ziariștii (in Romanian). 14 June 2022.
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