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- ↑ "Jumătate dintre parlamentarii de Suceava sunt la primul mandat: cei de la USR-PLUS, AUR și doi de la PSD". Monitorul de Suceava (in Romanian). 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "USR PLUS Suceava prezintă noua structură de conducere: Senatorul Gheorghiță Mîndruță este noul președinte, iar vicepreședinți sunt Radu Ciornei, Radu Rey, Gelu Duprii, Cristina Piticari, Tudor Matei, Vasile Cărare și Ionel Andrișan". News Bucovina (in Romanian). 18 December 2020.
- ↑ "Deputatul Radu Ciornei a părăsit USR". Cotidianul Crai nou (in Romanian). 4 September 2024.
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