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EDITORIAL

The mistakes – Sorin Rosca Stanescu – Ziua – read here -
“Why were there wasted 20 million Euro on a pointless referendum ? Why did every possible Romanian, starting with the newly born, have to give 1 Euro for a lost battle ? Why did they waste more millions from every Romanian on shameless propaganda, lawful or lawless, official or masked, such as performed by Traian Basescu and meant to ask people for opinion, although uselessly ? Citizens have got the right to know how come the President was on TV as often as he pleased and on which TV station he pleased. Citizens have got the right to learn the political consequences of the time and energy thus wasted on a great failure. Citizens have got the right to know why the huge energies and cleverness of politicians and mass media representatives were wasted on an analysis of the circumstances of a pointless referendum. This is why public opinion couldn't pay enough attention to the only truly relevant event, the election of MEPs. In case it is true that the whole scandal launched by Traian Basescu and effecting in the electorate's disgust and absence from polling station was meant to promote the Democrat Party in a malefic manner, then who will explain to Romanians how come the presidential group votes against Romania's interests in the Parliament of Europe, like it happened recently ? The group actually criticized the Romanians for the latest event in Italy. Then why should there continue to be Romanian Democrats in the EPP group in the Parliament of Europe, since the latter group has constantly proved an adversary of our national interests ? Who is to be blamed that, although the Parliament voted for a uninominal vote law, it was compromised and it is little likely to be used in the future parliamentary elections ? After all, should anyone pay for all these mistakes ?”.

POLITICS

Few Romanians went voting yesterday – Ovidiu Banches – Ziua – read here -
“According to the Central Electoral Office, only 19,61% of the Romanians having the right to vote reached polling stations to vote in the election of MEPs yesterday till 4:00 p.m. There were only 16,12% Romanian city inhabitants who voted. As for the inhabitants of rural Romania, the number reached 24,45%.

Euro-election results in exit poll – D.I. – Ziua – read here -
“According to the exit poll yesterday at 9:00 p.m., the results of the election of MEPs held yesterday in Romania look as follows: 31,5% for the Democrat Party, 21,1% for the Social-Democrat Party and 15,6% for the National Liberal Party”.

Romanian PM: I didn't vote in a useless referendum – Razvan Gheorghe – Ziua – read here -
“The Romanian PM Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, also a president of the PNL (National Liberal Party), voted yesterday in the election of MEPs, but not in the referendum on the uninominal vote system. He explained: "I voted thinking about what counts for Romania most right now: to send the best representatives to the Parliament of Europe so that they can protect our interests. As for the referendum, I did what was to be done: I proposed a uninominal vote law to the Parliament and the government took responsibility for it. The parliament passed the law and we have now got a law. It seemed to me useless to vote in the referendum" ”.

Basescu splits PSD – Roxana Andronic – Ziua – read here -
“The President of Romania Traian Basescu has managed to split the PSD (Social-Democrat Party). It was confirmed yesterday once with the election of MEPs and the referendum on the uninominal vote system: Ion Iliescu, Adrian Nastase and Sorin Oprescu wouldn't attend the referendum on the Presidency project, whereas the PSD president Mircea Geoana and his allies stood by the President of Romania. The latter has even managed to split the PSD group in Cluj in sides: Ioan Rus attended the referendum, whereas Ilie Sarbu voted in the election of MEPs only. Yesterday the PSD looked really split in sides and unable to play a powerful party whose members and leaders proved solidarity with each other”.

LATEST

Iliescu: Offer for PSD to be analyzed – Roxana Andronic – Ziua – read here -
“When asked if he was for the PSD's ascent to the governing level, the ex President of Romanian answered he was rather for the PSD's support in the Parliament. Still he claimed the idea couldn't be dismissed and it needed to be analyzed. He added, without mentioning the party he meant: "It depends on the offer. Let's see their offer" ”.

Proof of Basescu's 3 state-owned villas – Razvan Savaliuc & S.A. – Ziua – read here -
“The proof emerged when the President's family bought a piece of land in Aleea Privighetorilor, Bucharest, next to a property of Costel Casuneanu, the 'king of asphalt'. Traian and Maria Basescu had to state their properties in front of the notary in October 14, 2002. Traian lived in the villa in 4 Constantin Prezan Street, obtained from the state property fund, whereas Maria lived in the villa in 57 Aviatorilor Avenue, set for the ex transport minister in 1991 from the state property fund”.