Mr. Nicușor Dan and his supporters have every reason to pray for Mr. Piedone not to withdraw from the race for the Capital. And that for several reasons. Some of…
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The Knights in Underpants and the Leopard
Just as in Bucharest the emperors were politically laid bare in a session that will go down in history, in Washington, Mircea Geoană was giving an interview in which he…
Marcel Ciolacu loses control? Dan Voiculescu has the key
The biggest damage resulting from the scandal of the candidate for the Mayor of the Capital City is suffered by Marcel Ciolacu, for many reasons. And this could just be…
The PNL and PSD's blind alley in Bucharest. And together, and separately, neither riding, nor walking
All day long, from dawn until the dead of night, about 14 hours were lost by the leaders of the governing coalition in the longest meeting since this form of…
Whom will PSD and PNL send to lose and how will they arbitrate the match Nicușor Dan vs Piedone
The only thing that PSD and PNL cannot afford is to break the joint candidacy for the Mayor of the Capital. This is because the effect on the entire structure…
Without populism, about doctors from the public and private sectors
It remains to be seen whether Cătălin Cîrstoiu’s press conference, requested by coalition leaders, will bind the cut mayonnaise of the joint candidacy in Bucharest. The ball is in the…
Undermining the independents. We are still better!
Ca pentru a compromite total ideea, PSD și PNL au oferit două soluții de independenți, aparent cererea electorală a momentului, pe care și-au dat silința să le caricaturizeze. Doamna indepenentă…
Minister Gorghiu and Prosecutor General Florența, samba on public money in Brazil. The secret delegation and the exposure with fibrillations.
Monday morning, the press office of the PÎCCJ, followed by that of the Ministry of Justice, went into a frenzy. One of the delicate secrets had been exposed, which they…
PSD and PNL, informal divorce in Bucharest?
In politics, almost no crisis is lethal solely due to its subject. Few are those that cannot be overcome with skillful communication and strong nerves. Therefore, the major issue for…
Marcel Ciolacu's Calculation
When you throw into the battle for Bucharest at the last moment a candidate without notoriety and without minimal political communication training, but you really want to win the fight…
How rich is Cătălin Cîrstoiu, the PNL-PSD candidate for the Mayor of Bucharest?
According to an estimated calculation based on the doctor’s wealth statement, he has at his disposal 2 million euros, money held in bank accounts or borrowed, equivalent to the value…
The Apocalypse at St. Pantelimon Hospital
Regardless of the conclusions of the four investigations into St. Pantelimon Hospital, what happened in this case is of extreme seriousness, and the consequences, one way or another, should be…
Safety and trust with criminals roaming the country
For over half a day, precisely 14 hours, a convict sentenced to 18 years in prison for murder, classified as maximum security, not some petty thief, roamed freely through Romania,…
The oil stain
We are at the starting line of a campaign that is probably the most devoid of real hope, a campaign that marks the quasi-general abdication from principles and values intensively…
Behind the Șoșoacă scandal. Mocking the real victims
Endless and disgusting, the scandal of the Șoșoacă spouses is not only a smokescreen in front of Romania’s serious subjects, but also, especially I would say, a cynical mockery of…
Surveillance cameras in schools: are we protecting the victim or the aggressor?
Probably for the first time during her term as Minister of Education, Mrs. Deca came up with a proposal that, in my opinion, is correct and, in a way, courageous…
The clash of waves
We pretend to eagerly await the electoral projects of the candidates, at least in Bucharest, where the campaign has already started quite intensively. As if then, miraculously, we will put…
The captives of the crumbly and the captives of lesser evil
Although PSD and PNL do not openly acknowledge it yet, it is within the realm of political logic that PSD and PNL will continue together towards the parliamentary and presidential…
Can Piedone still be stopped?
The idea that Cristian Popescu Piedone, with garlic hanging around his neck, with striking red shoes, with a crowd of icons and accordions, with his ungrammatical and at times incoherent…
Schengen, between triumphalism and realism. What is essential
The moment of Romania’s partial entry, with its air and maritime borders, into the Schengen Area is neither a matter of ridicule nor one of triumphalism. Unfortunately, these two aspects…



