Romanian politics

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

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.
Mircea Geoană: The man behind the NATO suit

Mircea Geoană: The man behind the NATO suit

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23 iul.
Since he decided to run for the presidency of Romania over a year ago, NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană has been traveling across Romania like a soldier without an army, determined to conquer the highest office in the state as an independent candidate. From the beginning, Geoană’s major problem has been that he plays […]
Klaus Iohannis' legacy: The dissolution of the PNL into the PSD

Klaus Iohannis’ legacy: The dissolution of the PNL into the PSD

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09 apr.
The greatest challenge the National Liberal Party (PNL) faces today is mobilizing its party members. Liberals are no longer willing to engage in campaigning, as some leaders admit in off-the-record discussions. The party’s terminal decline was recently evident at the election meeting of the Sector 4 branch, where not even the presence of a buffoon […]
Yesterday’s enemies, today’s partners: How PNL, PSD, USR, and AUR have lowered the standards of integrity and coherence in politics

Yesterday’s enemies, today’s partners: How PNL, PSD, USR, and AUR have lowered the standards of integrity and coherence in politics

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08 apr. • 1
Former political adversaries have joined forces and are running together in the local elections, one for the mayor’s office and the other for the County Council, after years of mutual attacks. Candidates investigated or indicted for corruption are also seen as suitable for the positions of mayor or County Council president. In the race for […]
Plot twist in Bucharest's mayoral race: Coalition leaders sidestep notables for unknown Cătălin Cîrstoiu in strategic power play

Plot twist in Bucharest’s mayoral race: Coalition leaders sidestep notables for unknown Cătălin Cîrstoiu in strategic power play

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22 mart.
Marcel Ciolacu and Nicolae Ciucă can breathe a sigh of relief. After a long search, they’ve found a candidate without political ambitions, neither too liberal nor too Social Democratic, somewhat aligned with the Băsescu faction through alliance and his father’s political stance, with zero experience in public administration. The two leaders primarily sought a candidate […]
SOURCES: NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană is attempting to organize a major NATO event in Bucharest in May, as a springboard for his presidential candidacy

SOURCES: NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană is attempting to organize a major NATO event in Bucharest in May, as a springboard for his presidential candidacy

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04 mart.
The "Dragnization" of Ciolacu

The „Dragnization” of Ciolacu

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11 ian. • 1
Marcel Ciolacu, leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), has visibly changed in the half year he has spent as prime minister. Before ascending to the helm at Victoria Palace, I had a discussion about the virus of power with an experienced PSD politician. I told him then that within the government’s walls, in the […]