The pollsters have it that Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta’s leftist Social Democratic Party will win the largest share of votes in parliamentary elections to be held on December 9 2012, but Ponta is hardly having the most comfortable time with the European Union or even with his party’s political partners.
The drought – literal, not political – over which Ponta and Romania’s authorities are presiding appears to symbolise the sense of isolation that has been deepened by the failed attempt to impeach president Traian Basescu.
A total 8.46 million Romanians voted on July 29 in the plebiscite called by parliament to impeach Basescu, with about 87.5 per cent voting in favour of impeachment.
Continue Reading on The Sofia Globe
This preview shows approximately 15% of the article. Read the full story on the publisher's website to support quality journalism.