Romania is at a critical moment, with an interim president in Cotroceni and an interim prime minister at the Victoria Palace, while the country is preparing for the decisive tour of the presidential elections. The unprecedented political instability emphasizes the stakes of the vote on May 18, when Romanians have to choose not only a leader, but also a clear direction for the future of the country.
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Sociologist Remus Stefureac, the director of Inscop, has launched a warning about the future of government. According to the sociologist, without a fully functional government, in the next two weeks, the new president of Romania will be “A super president, the most powerful president of the last 30 years. ”
“He will have all the power, he will name the prime minister he wants and will force without problems the parliamentary/presidential majority he wants. That is, he will have a super-president, the most powerful president of the last 30 years!Ublinia Remus Stefureac.
In turn, the political scientist Ioan Stanomir says that “instability is already existing.” “
We have an interim president who has an interim prime minister. As such, it is clear that we do not live a period that generates a sense of confidence. (..) Nicușor Dan, if he wants to defeat his counter-candidate, must have allies to the citizens of the country and not the political parties. The two competitors are addressed primarily to the citizens of the country. As seen, PNL and PSD political parties no longer have the ability to control their own electorates. Each competitor, and especially Nicușor Dan, must prove the communication capabilities. And for Nicușor Dan, communication with the citizens of this country is vital. Otherwise he will not win ”, explains Ioan Stanomir.
The political scientist George Jiglău points out that Romania is in a prolonged political crisis for half a year: “The crisis has never stopped, on November 24 at least. Even though I had the formation of a new government after the parliamentary elections. I do not think there was this feeling that it was politically settled.”
The prime minister's resignation on the one hand “He gives a free hand“The future president. On the other hand, the presence of Marcel Ciolacu in front of the government would have brought”A difficult situation, because he was a prime minister without popularity and a coalition who suffered another presidential defeat ”, the expert points out.
The key to the future government
However, the future governance of the state also depends on the PSD, the political party that abandoned the executive leadership on the verge of the final presidential race and waiting for the result to position itself.
“What the PSD wants to do, what will decide, in this way it will decide on what the next government looks like. The PSD is sitting and waiting to see who wins on May 18, has not positioned, no door. And it depends a lot and who will take over the PSD leadership, and as a person, but also as a current of the party. At certain times, so especially in certain electoral contexts, remains the most important party”, George Jiglău points out.
Chances of anticipated elections
As for the golden announcement – that he wants to be anticipated if George Simion reaches Cotroceni – Jiglău shows how they could be triggered, however, he points out that the situation would not be favorable for Simion:
“It could be forced them to be used precisely by the person of Călin Georgescu, to be rejected by the parliamentary majority, even with the risk of anticipated. (…) PSD I do not think he wants anticipated, however. However, PSD may decrease even more, gold will probably be the main party of the country and will have a clear prime minister, especially if it is only a prime minister.
The possibility of anticipated elections, in the case of two failed attempts to generate a new government, could “To mean a true destabilization of the country from an economic and social point of view ”draws the attention of the political scientist Ioan Stanomir.
“We have uninterrupted elections since June last year. A year has been made since we have elections. In no country you make choices all the time. You stop, you rest, you take a break. You cannot make non-stop choices.”also emphasizes Ioan Stanomir.
