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Basescu Sends A Message To Voronin

This time Basescu (left) gets to show Voronin the door.
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July 30, 2009

RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports that Romanian President Traian Basescu has tried to drive a nail into President Voronin's political coffin. Or at least limit his options.

"Voronin might remember that I helped him form a majority after elections in the past," Basescu said, "but this time Voronin will not have my support to build a majority in parliament and elect [Moldova's] president."

Basescu had already stoked the fires in a pretty frank interview with RFE/RL ahead of this week's elections. But is he overstating his influence across the border just a tad?

-- Andy Heil



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by: Lucian from: Bucharest
August 11, 2009 10:23
Yes, I think that's what he's doing. But just this time. In 2005, he had influence over Iurie Rosca ( who from a nationalistic Romanina became a communist-ally vice-prime minister.
This time, he does't have the same influence, although he is somehow close ( rather in principles, if not in influence over them ) with PL and PLDM. But he can't make them vote with the communists, even if he would want. Wich he doesn't.
He's just making a risk-free, votes-maker declaration.
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