anti-western rhetoric

In a desperate bid for votes, Romanian PM Marcel Ciolacu goes all-out populist, echoing conspiracy theories spewed by Russian propagandists, exploiting a gymnast’s heartbreak at the Olympics, and vowing to boycott the event

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07 aug.
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, a future presidential candidate, has crossed a red line that separates responsible leaders from populists who would do anything for a vote. The PSD (Social Democratic Party) leader took advantage of the disappointment of a gymnast deprived of her bronze medal after a questionable decision by the judges and announced that […]
In a desperate bid for votes, Romanian PM Marcel Ciolacu goes all-out populist, echoing conspiracy theories spewed by Russian propagandists, exploiting a gymnast's heartbreak at the Olympics, and vowing to boycott the event