Romania Perfecting Its Elections Interference Toolkit in Moldova

After all the panic over maybe, kinda, sorta Russian “interference” in the upcoming Moldovan elections, you’d think a story like Romania interfering in Moldova’s elections would be huge news. But it wasn’t, of course, because it didn’t involve Russia. Continue reading Romania Perfecting Its Elections Interference Toolkit in Moldova

Rat Fight on the Titanic

I’ve been following politics in Romania since way back in the year 2000 when Traian Basescu cried on television after accepting his party’s nomination for president. Along the way, I’ve seen some truly stupid and greedy shit, so you’d think there’d be nothing left to surprise me. Well, yesterday, I discovered that there is apparently a new low in Romanian politics. If you’re just catching … Continue reading Rat Fight on the Titanic

The Romanian Local Elections 2016

I’m sure that many people will find the following somewhat dry and boring, but since I didn’t find any substantive information anywhere in English on the subject, I thought it would be worthwhile to document all of this for future reference. Local elections were held on June 5, 2016 and it took until now to get the final results. Only two small towns have results … Continue reading The Romanian Local Elections 2016

External link to Romania’s interim prime minister: ‘Expectations are high’ – The Washington Post

Romania’s interim prime minister: ‘Expectations are high’ – The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/romanias-interim-prime-minister-expectations-are-high/2016/05/26/17199042-22a7-11e6-8690-f14ca9de2972_story.html Continue reading Romania’s interim prime minister: ‘Expectations are high’ – The Washington Post