He gave the state institutions six months and threatened them he would draw the line at the deadline. We gave him nine, because, as they say, the good things show after nine months. We draw the line now. How many of his promises did he keep? How often did he change his mind? Where was he successful and where wasn’t he?

Well, this analysis of the nine months of Presidency - a modest one compared to the one he could make in the case of the state institutions - begins exactly with this promise he didn’t keep. Right after the elections, Traian Basescu stated he gave the state institutions six months. On the 7th of February, in the interview for Jurnalul National, he clearly said: "I gave all the state institutions six months, a period in which I will analyze their efficiency and I think this is fair. Everything including the centre. I am not a person having the illusion that the Police, the Prosecutor’s Office or the judges are not touched by the corruption gangrene. However, we will draw the line after six months". During his visit to the High Court of Casation and Justice, he assailed: "After six months, None of the ones who believe frozen for years won’t have any chance of dealing with the modifications in legislation, because I will go in front of the Parliament with the arguments justifying the law changes. This way, if needed, we will get rid of the judges that believe they are here for 6 years, by members of the Supreme Court of Justice that are already known as obedient and incapable, and corruptible or simply dependant on their previous connections. We will introduce a law and change all the men. Some believe they are untouchable because they had been elected based on the law that should protect them for six years, for 15 years, or for their entire lives. After six months, we see they are a gangrene elected for 20 years and we will atomize it with