Eduard Hellvig left the position of SRI director at the beginning of July 2023. Since then, Klaus Iohannis has refused to appoint a new chief for this institution. It is…
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Secrets for the second round. Until when will Marcel Ciolacu keep silent about George Simion?
In March 2024, the PSD president announced that he has seen the files prepared by the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine following which the governments of the two states decided…
How to create a monster so you can then have someone to heroically fight. Until it devours you
The electoral story of AUR-Simion-Șoșoacă is about creating a monster to then have someone to heroically fight against. However, these stories can have two endings. To slay the monster or…
Simion and Ciolacu, the favorites in the race for Cotroceni: Tensions and dilemmas of the electoral campaign two weeks before the vote
Center-right parties seem unable to propel a strong opposing candidate, leaving the stage open for a final between Ciolacu and Simion. As the campaign progresses, Romania faces the risk of…
An immense irresponsibility
In the show on Europa FM, Piața Victoriei, last Thursday, Adriana Săftoiu anticipated, not only based on instinct, but also on some information, that in the last week of the…
Operation "Ciucă the Savior"
Apparently, the political winner in Romania following Donald Trump’s victory should be George Simion. However caricatural, Simion is still the most important exponent of the Trumpist current, with all that…
How Trump won. Meditation themes
Donald Trump’s victory is not about some kind of conspiracy theories. It is too categorical for that. Donald Trump’s victory is about what Bill Clinton’s strategist precisely defined as the…
What are the chances of Ilie Bolojan becoming prime minister? The paradox of political realism.
Jokingly or seriously, it somehow seems that we have reached the paradoxical situation of going to vote for the president just to find out who will designate Ilie Bolojan as…
Robbery, secret, indifference, lies - those who want to be president
A scandal like the „emperor’s palace” should definitively discredit and remove from politics all those who played a role in this huge abuse. Without trying to prioritize, there are at…
Alex Craiu, the TikTok chronicler of the war: People's reaction to my posts has been incredible - Interview
Alex Craiu has established himself as an unconventional war correspondent, capturing the public’s attention with authentic reports published on social networks. With studies in cinematography and a passion for documentaries,…
The return of Trump to the White House: What does it mean for Ukraine, for Europe, and America?
Although personally I would have preferred Kamala Harris to win, like 66 million Americans, a majority of citizens from the European Union and Ukraine, Donald Trump has returned to the…
The Saxon wardrobe without drawers. The reimbursement
What Klaus Iohannis is going through now, in great danger of losing the last whim he desired, should remain an essential lesson not only for any future president but also…
Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, which American president will be better for Romania?
In the context of geopolitical developments over the past four years, support for Donald Trump in Romania has significantly decreased, reflecting a profound change in Romanians’ perception of the Republican…
The abuse accused by Florian Coldea: manipulated and unexamined evidence. The deafening silence of the DNA and PICCJ
The accusations made by General Florian Coldea against DNA prosecutor Mihaiela Moraru Iorga in the press release sent out Wednesday evening are of extreme gravity, especially because they are accompanied…
The scandal of the troll farm for Geoană - who is the real beneficiary and who are the friends?
It is currently difficult to say what the truth is in the Geoană scandal – Tal Hanan, the high-caliber specialist in electoral manipulation online, with bots, troll farms, server walls,…
What PNL and PSD are actually fighting for
„Under my leadership, PNL will not form a government with PSD.” The promise made by Nicolae Ciucă, with great spectacle, is worth nothing. Currently, under Mr. Ciucă’s leadership, PNL is…
7 explanations for the fairy tales of "Smart China" and "Foolish green Europe"
An idea that is circulating widely in opinions about Europe’s green transition is that „it’s useless for us to switch to clean energy, energy efficiency, pollution elimination etc., because the…
Trump's campaign affected by the anger of Puerto Ricans? Surprise one week before the elections
In September 2017, Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico with great force, located 1,600 kilometers southeast of Florida, causing over 3,000 deaths and immense material damage. At that…
An announcement by Usatîi turns Maia Sandu into the favorite for the final of the presidential election in Moldova
In the Republic of Moldova, a large-scale police operation is currently underway to identify and fine voters who have received money in exchange for selling their votes. Both President Maia…
The President who knows nothing. And a groundbreaking story from a day in May 2015.
I wouldn’t normally have any intention to comment on Mrs. Lasconi’s performance in the interviews given as a candidate. Everyone sees, hears, judges for themselves, and acts accordingly. But the…