October 20, 2005

Transition and accession

Petrol, Petrom, and the President

by Douglas Muir

So, President Basescu is unhappy.
This is not unusual. President Basescu is often unhappy. You’d think that, having won the election last December against Prime Minister Nastase, he’d be at least content. But Basescu is a scrapper, and he’s always looking for a fight, and in recent weeks he’s found one. It’s [...]

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December 13, 2004

Governments and parties

A Romanian surprise

by Claudia Muir

Everybody is giddy. In Bucharest, that is. Basescu is the new president of Romania. As a result, the marriage of PSD and PUR suddenly went sour and PUR announced that for “the good of the country” they would consider a coalition with other partners too.
A-ha.
The next days should be interesting.
The voter turnout [...]

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