Romanian Public Protests

**edyzmedieval** · 08-22-2018, 00:07

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.2bde207f851a

A good breakdown of what's going on - people are still very angry.

**edyzmedieval** · 01-11-2019, 15:04

**edyzmedieval** · 02-21-2019, 14:28

https://www.romania-insider.com/roma...mans-complaint

This is not The Onion.

**edyzmedieval** · 04-06-2019, 22:51

https://www.ft.com/content/2a46946e-...b-1fe89bedc16e

Romania’s treatment of its former anti-corruption chief has divided Europe and is now pitting Brussels’ institutions against one another. Bucharest’s legal pursuit of Laura Codruta Kovesi on charges of corruption and abuse of office is spilling over into Brussels business.MEPs want Kovesi to become the first head of Europe’s new public prosecutor’s office (EPPO).

EU governments, wary of getting involved in each others’ internal affairs, would rather she not.The two sides clashed dramatically on Thursday, with MEPs accusing governments of turning a blind eye to Romania’s treatment of Ms Kovesi and Bucharest’s deteriorating rule of law at a time when the country holds the rotating presidency of the EU.

A direct consequence of the protests is the elevation of Kovesi to the EU role.

**edyzmedieval** · 05-30-2019, 22:35

A glimmer of hope.

With almost 50% election turnout for the European Parliament, Romania has elected a strongly pro-EU cohort of politicians, with thousands of people protesting at the same time due to the fact they can't vote. Adding to that, the ruling party president was sent to jail the next day.

https://www.economist.com/europe/201...-back-on-track

**edyzmedieval** · 11-25-2019, 00:33

Romania gave a stunning defeat to nationalistic, pro-corruption forces today in the Presidential election, with the current incumbent, President Iohannis, winning at a margin of about 68% in the runoff Presidential vote. Pro-EU, economically liberal, sort of conservative party, tough of corruption.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/24/w...-election.html

https://www.euronews.com/2019/11/24/...or-re-election

**Crandar** · 11-25-2019, 22:13

IMO they were pretty poor articles. Even if Iohannes was the next best thing after sliced bread, they could have given a more impartial description. They seem to be confused about facts as well.

The social-democrats have winning in elections since 2012, not 2016. Anyway, it's not like the 6-Houses professor comes from a pristine party. Under his leadership, the liberals merged with the conservatives of the Democratic Party of the infamous Basescu.

Many former liberals were completely furious, when their favourite party, based on a platform of eradicating Basescu cronyism betrayed them. Iohannis himself does not have a serious political programme (in fact, he cannot speak Romanian very well), apart from abstract calls for the eradication of corruption and it has been long assumed that he emerged only under the patronage of minister Braga.