The Social Democratic Party (PSD) has lately been subject to a terrible commotion, mainly sparked by “the old man,” but also by the fury with which the incumbent Power assailed Adrian Năstase and Nicolae Văcăroiu’s chairs. The twilight of dinosaurs? The famous reconciliation between Iliescu and Petre Roman came as a surprise to everyone. The former idol of the working girls... 

The Justice and Truth Alliance won the elections in 2004 because a large part of the electorate had actually had enough of the PSD immorality. The Alliance thus relied on a “moral intransigence” message, with Traian Băsescu as its spearhead. But since PNL is rather a capricious party in this respect, the colours of moral intransigence were taken over by the Democratic Party. The Liberals’... 

The Romanian political agenda is focused these days on the political objective of introducing the unicameral parliamentary system. The natural question is whether the initiative is worth the effort, and if so, which is the model to be followed? Prerequisites for unicameralism The objective of introducing a single-chamber Parliament has the incumbent President as a promoter, although he is not the... 

Traian Băsescu put forth the unicameral parliament topic during his visit to Washington. Apparently at least, the President’s message was not calculated. Băsescu expressed his position in favour of the shift to the unicameral parliamentary system, when answering a question asked by the Romania language media in the USA. Taking no time to think it over, Premier Călin Popescu Tăriceanu, while... 

Political science experts have identified, in the analysis of post-Communist states in Central and Eastern Europe-, a very close relationship between social-economic issues (measured in price rises, inflation, unemployment, poverty, future of the children) and the voters’ penchant for authoritarian leaders, with an authoritarian rhetoric. Electoral profiles Revision of the European Union’s... 

Relationships between the D.A. Alliance and UDMR might get complicated in the ensuing period. President of the Union Marko Bela has been often emphasising, as of recently, the substantial contribution made by his party to the good functioning of the Government, the positive part the party has played so far. By claiming that UDMR is a necessary partner, the party leader actually means to illustrate... 

The legislative package on property includes provisions on the drafting and enforcement of legislation on: restitution of real estate assets abusively seized in March 6, 1945 – December 22, 1989, restitution of landed property and encouraging agriculture development. Principles of the law The core principles of the legislative package on the modification of the real estate property regime... 

Although denied by all those involved, the crisis within the D.A. Alliance tends to deepen and generate a number of perverse effects in the long run, as basically it is the crisis of the birth of a different approach on politics. The so-called crisis is rather a curtain covering other crises within the Romanian political community, crises which in fact have never ceased to exist and which are aimed... 

Romanian politicians seem to be suffering from amnesia when they speak about their decisions, as if Machiavelli had never been born or his name never got to Romanian land, although, if there is a God in politics, the best way to describe him and understand him is to read Niccolo Machiavelli’s Prince. Who does the agenda setting? Even since the world began, but particularly so in a society both... 

On the eve of accession to the European Union, one of the fields facing particular difficulties in Romania is still the justice system. The core problem with this sector, along with the judges’ actual independence, is the organisation and functioning system of prosecutor’s offices. Prosecutors’ status and their activity In a democratic society, magistrates employed with prosecutor’s...