A year after Nicușor Dan's victory over George Simion, AUR has not been defeated — it has become indispensable. Political scientist Ioan Stanomir explains why impoverishment fuels radicalism.
AUR blocked the Veștea government's investiture by withdrawing its MPs from the chamber.
Stanomir: structural poverty keeps radicalism as a stable electoral force.
The snap-election scenario becomes harder to dismiss after a second failed investiture.
Romania's political crisis demands a prime minister with integrity and resolve. Sorin Grindeanu, floated as a candidate, offers little reassurance on either count.
Veștea lost Monday's confidence vote; Nicușor Dan must restart the PM designation process.
Grindeanu, backed by PSD, carries a contested governing record dating to 2017.
Romania needs real fiscal reforms, incompatible with a politically fragile mandate.
Two decades after launching its "Biggest Players in the Economy" yearbook, ZF editor Sorin Pâslaru argues that macroeconomic outcomes are built in boardrooms, not ministries.
ZF marks 20 years since its first yearbook ranking Romania's largest companies.
Pâslaru argues macroeconomic performance stems from corporate decisions, not public policy.
Context: Romania has a caretaker government and a failed investiture vote, leaving growth to the private sector.