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…
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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…
How Călin Georgescu was promoted. Major weaknesses in institutions in Romania
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…
5 intelligence service reports indicate the extent of Russia's involvement in the electoral process in Romania and who is behind Călin Georgescu
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…
The struggle for survival of Marcel Ciolacu between Lasconi and Georgescu
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…
Realistic, about Elena Lasconi's chances. The front line
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…
Why can't Elena Lasconi lead Romania to war, as Georgescu claims?
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.…
Romania, in danger. Peace will be shattered if Georgescu becomes president
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…
The inevitable solution after the parliamentary elections. Will Ciolacu remain as prime minister?
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…