I have closely followed the first public appearances of Mr. Nicușor Dan in his new role as a candidate for the presidency of Romania to understand his vision regarding the…
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Government Ciolacu 2.0 - What's good, what's bad, what are the expectations
The political composition of the majority coalition and implicitly of the future government should not come as a surprise. It is, whether we like it or not, in line with…
Have political leaders used secret information in the electoral campaign? Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, the only important figure who has not made statements about the crisis of election cancellations
On October 5th, The Constitutional Court of Romania publishes the reasoning according to which extremist leader Diana Șoșoacă has no right to run for the presidency of Romania. „Public statements,…
Anti-Semitic and fascist candidates have violated the law, but have not been removed from the race. Why was only Șoșoacă blocked? What did Ciolacu know?
The incumbent president claims that some candidates who violated the law by making antisemitic statements and legionary propaganda have not been sanctioned, being allowed to enter the race. 12 days…
Is Romania still in danger? Statements from an SRI general, in light of recent events
Eduard Hellvig, on July 3, 2023, comes before the public and announces that he is leaving the position of SRI director. The day before, on YouTube, an interview of one…
The elephants in the room
The negotiation of the government program and the composition of the future government is under the sign of political realities that decisively mark the entire process. 1. The first months…
Russia has attacked Romania with the same strategy applied in Moldova. What were the common areas of action
On December 10, after four days since the CCR decision to annul the presidential elections, Priest Ciprian Mega receives a visit from a general of the Romanian Army, according to…
Nicușor for the peace of PSD and PNL, in the USR plex
Does Nicușor Dan have a chance to win the presidential elections? Yes! And it wouldn’t be excluded that after the initial moment of surprise, more or less feigned, even the…
What president do we actually want? Pancakes and sweet bread
The discussion about future presidential candidacies in the non-extremist segment has become a sort of brainstorming session from which various options emerge based on political, cultural, intellectual sympathies, or the…
The only decent thing Klaus Iohannis can still do
In the current circumstances, it may be understandable, in the initial phase, to keep President Iohannis in office. After the annulment of the presidential elections by the Constitutional Court, just…
The hybrid attack on Romania was a surprise. Why was no one prepared?
On the afternoon of March 12, out of the blue, Klaus Iohannis comes to the podium of the Cotroceni Palace and announces that „I have decided to enter the competition…
Let's not forget what we have achieved and possess!
Two years ago, a decision like the one made on Thursday in Brussels would have been greeted with fireworks and champagne corks. After more than a decade of waiting, Romania…
How several military reservists were turned into propagandists for Russia
Geo Stroe is just one of the hundreds of military reservists who distribute the messages of Călin Georgescu on Facebook, of the legionnaire Eugen Sechila, and others that are part…
Who should be the common candidate? The Iohannis Effect
Pro-European parties, PSD, PNL, USR, UDMR, have quickly assumed not only a common governance, but also the designation of a common candidate for the upcoming presidential elections. A candidate who…
Connecting the dots of the future government. Who with whom, with which candidates in the elections when?
The auspices under which the negotiation of the new government majority begins, and implicitly, of the new government, are not bright, and their stakes are, as we have already pointed…
A few months respite: who understands the lesson and who perishes? It can't be the same anymore.
The danger of extremism and the magnetism it exerts on many people is far from over. We have only a respite until the presidential elections, most likely in March-April, to…
Why Trump will not support Georgescu, nor Lasconi
Elena Lasconi, who made it to the final of the presidential elections annulled by the Constitutional Court, wrote a letter to Donald Trump on December 7. In it, she specifies…
The bullet was stopped by the barrel, but it's not over. It should barely begin.
It’s not good, but it could have been much worse. This would be the synthesis of the unprecedented decision by which the Constitutional Court of Romania annulled the presidential elections…
Whither Romania? Can the nuclear option be avoided?
How President Iohannis came to declassify the CSAT documents, after just a few days following the November 24 election when he stated he was not informed of any issues, and…
The charlatan sonata of the zombie system. Under the sign of invalidation and the risk of extreme violence.
My major doubt regarding Călin Georgescu is whether the man is completely unhinged, meaning an authentic psychiatric case deserving specialized care and genuine compassion, or if he is an extremely…