The notice about the termination of the contract with Dali, the company strongly related to Traian Băsescu, deserves to be welcomed.
The notice about the termination of the contract with Dali, the company strongly related to Traian Băsescu, deserves to be welcomed.
After about two weeks from Sorin Oprescu's victory, I was wondering, during my show on Antena 3, if the moment was possible as a result of a deal between the candidate and the Mafia around the Bucharest City Hall.
It wasn’t a meaningless question. During the campaign, I showed my serious doubts regarding Sorin Oprescu’s chances to win. Like many other Bucharest inhabitants, I knew that the City Hall had been the source of money for a great part of the Mafia in Romania. Even more than a Head of Government, the mayor of the capital has unlimited opportunities to feed the Mafia. This was seen indeed during the eight-year mandate of Traian Băsescu. We say eight years, even though Traian Băsescu stood at the City Hall for only five years, because Adriean Videanu was no more than a face on Traian Băsescu’s seat after he became President. During the eight years of Traian Băsescu leadership, Bucharest has been robbed by the Mafia with the help of suspect contracts, fixed auctions, and of the retrocession procedures. The Mafia was afraid it might lose Bucharest in case Vasile Blaga didn’t win and this was seen during the campaign for the second round of local elections. As I wrote before, I have never met such a trustification of the politicians, journalists, and members of the civil society against a candidate since 1990. The unequivocal expression of this fear brought the unconstitutional involvement of Traian Băsescu in supporting Vasile Blaga. It wasn’t just a passing statement about the qualities of Vasile Blaga, but an entire campaign against Sorin Oprescu, attacked by t
