Just on the day when the European Commission sounded a strong alarm regarding Romania’s financial situation, coalition leaders gathered for a meeting without a conclusion, discussing the date for organizing…
Opinions and analyses
Opinions and analyses by the editorial team at SpotMedia.ro, as well as comments from distinguished guests regarding the events of the day.
The challenge and the Lasconi effect. Game changer
Elena Lasconi could be a true „game changer” in the upcoming presidential elections, as she will bring an element that has been missing in the equation so far. This doesn’t…
A goal that brings Romanian football among the world's best
Football is just a game. It’s not war. Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers watched the match from the front line, in shelters, where they turned on the televisions, but Romania won…
The moment of grace and what we lack
The Romania – Ukraine match at Euro 2024 was much more than just an important sporting victory. It was a moment that I would compare to the moment when a…
Gabriela Firea - the lesson of the shadow
If Gabriela Firea had lost the election by a hair’s breadth, the defeat would not have been a major political issue for her. She could have invoked her late entry…
The democracy in Romania, strongly affected by irregularities in the elections. Why Europe will no longer save us
The June 9 election is heavily contested, not only by those who lost the elections. Social Democrats and Liberals were also affected by disorganization and fraud in certain political competitions,…
How they made a mockery of the elections
What happened in the elections on June 9 does not, according to explanations provided by independent observers, exhibit the symptoms of systemic fraud, but rather of a Medieval organization, outdated…
Marcel Ciolacu: 'king' or 'king maker'? Tandem with Geoană?
The great dilemma of the presidential elections revolves, first and foremost, around Marcel Ciolacu’s dilemma: ‘king’ or ‘king maker’? It’s not the only one, and the long string of mysteries…
Whistles and boos at Coldplay. Who was at fault?
I’m not a music specialist. I went to the concert because I listen to Coldplay in the car and when I exercise or move in the park. I like how…
Why we boo the manele at Coldplay. Racism is not the same as intolerance
Did the reaction of a significant part of the audience at the Coldplay concert have anything to do with ethnicity? When posed this way, the question is far too simplistic,…
Radu Mihaiu and Clotilde Armand request a recount of the votes. The two present evidence of possible fraud and accuse the authorities of not reacting
Starting Monday, in Bucharest, in Sectors 1 and 2, problems, statements, and evidence of irregularities in the voting process and possible fraud have emerged. This is the third consecutive round…
The disaster of USR and the 5 boys. Romania without opposition
The result of USR in the elections on June 9 is a disaster through which the party pays the price, briefly, for betraying the electorate and transforming into what it…
With AUR and SOS in Europe. The complex picture of a worrying outcome
When comparing to the disaster in France or Belgium, the outcome of Romanian sovereignist populism is modest. Eight seats and a combined 20 percent for AUR + SOS are not…
First conclusions after the vote. Explanation of the PSD-PNL victory and its effects. The capital, a cold analysis
Until the final results, there are a few certainties regarding the euro-locals from June 9. The most surprising, relative to expectations, is not so much the victory, but the overwhelming…
How to vote
Decisions are not easy to make, positive options are few in number, and the lesser evil prevails. However, truly the worst thing is not to go out and vote. It…
Message to those who are voting for the first time: Don't give up, change the country, the world, make them better
My daughter is 19 years old and will vote for the first time. She will travel a long way from abroad to go to the polls, caught between exams at…
10 digits for decoding the June 9 elections. What do they say about parties, coalitions, and presidential candidates
The numbers below are milestones to help us understand who is losing and who is winning after Sunday’s elections. Political leaders will try to present the results in their favor,…
The great national survey and the big strategy testing on Sunday. What is being tested
An electoral campaign for elections that largely seem to be a national survey and a major testing ground for strategies for the upcoming fall-winter electoral season is coming to an…
What the candidates forgot to say during the electoral campaign
Gabriel Liiceanu has recently brought up the serious issue of corruption in his public interventions, which still deeply affects Romania. „…for the past 30 years, corruption and theft have reached…
The case of Simion - Silvestru Șoșoacă, justice or electoral fuel?
It is a great chance for Romania that everything that gives real chills to the rest of Europe, all the authentic dangers threatening the evolution of other countries, end up…