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EDITORIAL

Absurd referendum – Roxana Iordache – Ziua – read here -
“… In fact, the initiator of this dismissed the uninominal vote a year ago. Now he is pleading for it because it is something popular. The PD (Democrat Party) will anyway get support from the clientele groups. Hypocrisy is hidden behind this presidential initiative: the unproportional uninominal vote, promoted to serve the interests of the crowds, uses proportion actually in the favor of the very rich ones, either candidates or sponsors of candidates. City cleaning, public lights, marble, concrete, parks destroyed for the sake of buildings, parking areas, the cheap and good energy of the smart guys in the category of presidential brothers at the seaside, it is them who sponsor the uninominal vote”.

POLITICS

Geoana tries to refresh PSD for election of MEPs – Roxana Andronic – Ziua – read here -
“Various categories of people attended the event: leaders dressed to the nines, workers in overalls or sports clothes, retired Romanians, children and lots of people representing the Roma people. In the very center of the stage the main party leaders were sitting and Ion Iliescu was the only one missing. As for Adrian Nastase, he was there, just like the "suspended" Ion Solcanu. Most of the attendants were waving red flags with the PSD symbols. Very now end then the activists would stand up and cheer. It all smelled like laboring proletariat“.

Democrats asked to give up populism – Ovidiu Banches – Ziua – read here -
“The APD (Pro Democracy Association) is expressing concern about Romanian Democrats' decision to no longer support the uninominal vote system in the version proposed by the APD. The latter association is also asking Romanian Democrats not to compromise the electoral reform for the sake of populism and political propaganda”.

LATEST

BOR: CNSAS verdicts are moral assassinations – Cristian Andrei – Ziua – read here -
“The BOR opines the CNSAS verdicts on the clergy who collaborated with the ex Securitate (Communist Secret Service in Romania) look like moral assassinations, part of the campaign meant to discredit the Church and diminish its role in society. This is why a committee of historians representing the BOR is going to continue research on the Communist regime, in terms of their own criteria for analysis”.

Interests at stake in November – Ovidiu Banches & Roxana Andronic – Ziua – read here -
“If over 50% of Romanians vote for reform in the presidential version, the system resembling the one used to the election of mayors will prove advantageous for parties like the PD. Pro Democracy Association argues: "As proved in other states that use the majority system with two scrutiny tours, which the President is now promoting, there may emerge situations with parties gaining polls from 30-35% of electors and getting to have 60% of the seats in the Parliament, or parties with 10-12% of polls who don't even reach the Parliament" ”.