Democratic Convention of Romania - a balloon that has been deflating slowly but surely for two years. The population took it for granted shortly after elections and it credited with more than 50%. it used to be before taking over the ruling power. Social Democracy Party - for two years it has been groping about 25-30%, exactly where the '96 elections caught it. Which means that so far, it has done nothing. The Democrat Party tried hard for one year to get away of demoting, desperately stroke Ciorbea government, overthrew it and for six months it has hatched on 14-15%, that is exactly where it belongs. The Alliance for Romania, a love child, it has got alimony from PDSR for one year. PDSR is losing 3%, ApR is getting out its head. PDSR is recovering, ApR is starving. And this way, anyway you take it, nothing gets lost, everything gets transferred. A single piece of news on Romanian political stage. For two years, more shyly in the beginning, namely in 1997, then simply courageously, with the peak having been reached for the last six months, the population got sick and tired of everything and everybody with a record percentage since the revolution, and Great Romanian Party and Vadim Tudor fully seized the opportunity. Provided Romania's trend for six months lasts, then it's a disaster. Provided the current ruling coalition doesn't do anything irrevocable with the reform, Romania shortly (by spring, at most) becomes unrecognizable. There is one last chance. Not for the ruling power, but for Romania. According to MMT poll, to public opinion everything moving within the political class and ruling power is stinking, a hope is being foreseen. Almost two thirds of population wants a faster privatization and considers "privatization will bring about a higher well-being in the future". This is the most interesting and optimistic message the Romanian public opinion is giving. I