Politics
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Prelude: I was originally debating whether or not to publish this months-old draft, but feel compelled to share my experiences after the murder-suicide of Teodora Marcu. I can’t say for sure if this article will ever get indexed by Google, but I hope it provides at least some guidance for those who find themselves in…
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Well – it turns out cancelling an election doesn’t suddenly make the losing side more popular. Who could have guessed. Romania’s May 4 presidential re-run thrust nationalist George Simion into a top position with 41 percent of the vote, well ahead of pro-EU candidate Nicușor Dan on 21 percent, setting up a showdown on May…
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An all-out war has been waged between the unapologetic, free-market machinations of American PACs and the suffocating, state-controlled systems engineered by Romania’s post‑1989 socialist politicians. This is not a battle fought on the surface of campaign rhetoric but one that delves into the very mechanics of power, money, and corruption. The aggressive clampdown on independent…