Opinions and analyses

After reviewing all the documents of the intelligence agencies advertised by the presidential administration, the main sensation is that the secret services were completely caught off guard by the scale…

The reports presented by intelligence agencies at Cotroceni mention 25,000 TikTok accounts, coordinated from Russia, 100 online influencers paid by a marketing company, as well as actual vote buying and…

Marcel Ciolacu has achieved a first-time underperformance in the history of PSD: the first time the party has no representative in the presidential final and the lowest parliamentary score in…

The decision of the Constitutional Court, although coming after much scandal and many suspicions, was predictable even though the recount was not completed, as the purpose of the initiative was…

In Romania, during the electoral campaign, Călin Georgescu promoted false information claiming that Elena Lasconi, his opponent, „will support Romania’s involvement in the war in Ukraine against Russia,”according to Mediafax.…

The increase in support for extremist parties in Romania is related to the war at the border. The bloody conflict in Ukraine has caused great unrest in the country, one…

As complicated as the structure of the future parliament will be, as limited, paradoxically, are the governance solutions. We have a pro-European bloc of 55% and an extremist bloc of…

The anti-system vote in Sunday’s elections shows an electorate increasingly dissatisfied with the political class. Sanctioning traditional parties leads to a fragmented parliament with a high potential for gridlock. Sunday’s…

A strong shock was needed to clearly see the toxic reality in which we have immersed ourselves: discredited party leaders, an omni-absent president, powerless intelligence services, paralyzed polling institutions, hysterical…

On July 28, 2024, at the funeral of KGB spy Mihai Caraman, a wreath of flowers was photographed with the inscription: „Mihaela and Mircea Geoană, condolences.” At that time, the…

There are many suspicions, undoubtedly justified, regarding the logistics, funds, and machinations behind Călin Georgescu’s campaign. I also have such suspicions that mainly point towards late Ceaușescuism and its structures…

There is no time for lamentations and settling scores; in just 6 days, Romanians will vote for something even more important than the president, namely the Parliament, which will determine…

At the time of writing, the presidential final has one certainty: Călin Georgescu, a little-known figure, neo-Legionary, pro-Russian, and deliriously mystical, has won the first round within the country’s borders.…

Călin Georgescu, a nationalist, anti-European, and pro-Russian candidate, is leading after the first round of the presidential elections, while Elena Lasconi and Marcel Ciolacu are competing for the second place.…

I confess that for quite some time now, I feel exactly like the character of the great writer and playwright Ion Luca Caragiale. As I write these lines, my hangover…

The unofficial announcement and then the official statement about the in rem criminal case regarding the financing of billboards for Nicolae Ciucă’s book represent, implicitly, a declaration of the anticorruption…

The first condition for voting intelligently and efficiently, in order to have a real chance of being satisfied with the outcome of the choice made, is a correct calibration of…

„All roads lead to Iohannis,” declared Nicolae Ciucă in the electoral show organized at Antena3, four days before the elections. The former general navigated through the campaign from the failure…

In recent days, Marcel Ciolacu shows signs that he is beginning to reconcile with the idea that he has fewer and fewer chances of becoming the President of Romania. A…

This is the week of the final tactical moves and last blows before the first round of the presidential election, whose outcome will not only determine the finalists but will…