Sociologist Gelu Sunday, message on the day of the decisive vote: “There are no more Romanians”

Sociologist Gelu Sunday published on Sunday, on the day when Romanians choose their new president, a message explaining several foundations of democracy and freedom, in the context of more visible cleavages in the Romanian society, before the decisive vote. “There are no more Romanians. Romania is one, ours, of all!”, Points out the sociologist.

What Gelu's Sunday says in the message posted on his Facebook page:

“I hope, after everything that happened in the last year, let's understand that:

• Democracy and freedom are issues that you defend daily;
• The cleavages in society – the greater the democracy is in greater danger;
• antagonization and dihonia do not help democracy;
• When you “forget” people, they “forget” what democracy means. And he is looking for leaders to “avenge” them. Which does not help democracy.
• When you perverted the democratic principles by closing our eyes when “ours” is trampling them, we make fun of democracy.
• Civil society is the guardian of democracy;
• It is nice that we are now asking for national minorities (Hungarians, Roma, etc.) to defend democracy in their country. But we must offer them the feeling and belief that they are real citizens of Romania. I hope to realize that in a real democracy there are no “first category” and “second hand”.
• Women have the right to more political attention. Not the other, but historically they voted more “democratic” than men.
• The European Union, with its well -being, must also reach the Romanian rural. A country in which about 50% of the population does not feel the well -being, has such breaks;
• Inclusive quality education is needed. A country with 40% functional illiteracy is very easy to handle;
• We must replace the “memory” and “conformism” with “critical thinking”.
• We need a much more present church in the life of the fortress;
• There are no more Romanians. Romania is one, ours, of all!“

On Sunday, until 5:30 pm, at the second round of presidential elections, 9.6 million voters voted, representing 53.39% of those enrolled in the electoral lists, according to the data published by the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP).

Thus, at 5:30 pm the presence registered at the end of the first round of the presidential elections, held on May 4, was exceeded, when they went to the ballot box 9,571,740 voters (53.21%).

In the diaspora there is also a massive voting presence: 1,420,000 votes at 5:30 pm, well above the 940,000 voters at the end of the election on May 4.