Most newspapers on Thursday read about PSD Cristian Diaconescu's decision to leave the party and join the Independents group in the Senate. In the same vein, one newspaper foresees a dismantle within the Social Democratic Party as others are lured by the Democrat Liberals with ministerial positions. Analysts consider professors as the Cinderella of the post-revolution period because they are not united, however unions warn that this year will be different. On a lighter tone, the biggest mall Sun Plaza opens today in Bucharest.
Evenimentul Zilei claims that Iliescu's party dismantled for the third time in the 20 years history of the political party founded by Iliescu. With Diaconescu's leave and his association to Gabriel Oprea to set up a new left wing party, the dismantle of the leftist party in Romania seems close indeed.
According to some sociological studies, a new leftist party is expected by 7% of the electorate, the newspaper reads. Over last year, there were plenty of Social Democrats that left the party, dissatisfied with what was happening.
With the image of Cristian Diaconescu and Marian Sarbu, a new party might be a serious competitor on the political scene. According to the IRES study, 40% of the Romanians expect a new leftist party.
In the same vein, Evenimentul Zilei reads about PSD Marian Sarbu, father in law of the new PSD President Victor Ponta, and his negotiations to occupy a position in the Democrat Liberal government.
Sources quoted by the newspaper revealed that Basescu is attempting to lure Sarbu to occupy the Labor Ministry position. When Democrat Liberals were forming their government, Sarbu declared that he is ready to occupy the Labour ministry position, if his party will agree with it. However, at the time, the party rejected the proposal.
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