Remus Vulpescu, the head of the Office for the State's Interests and Industrial Privatization (OPSPI), has sacrificed himself on the altar of the failed privatization of Oltchim, by handing in his resignation, even though it is unknown what he did wrong. The only thing we could pin on him would be listening to the song "Au înnebunit salcâmii" (The acacias have gone crazy", by Romanian singer Tudor Gheorghe). Honestly, we can understand his going insane, given the show put on by journalist Dan Diaconescu during the privatization.
Prime Minister Victor Ponta told the minister of the Economy, Daniel Chiţoiu, on the launch of the call for tenders, that he would answer "with his head, with his life and his everything" for achieving the privatization of Oltchim, asking him to get directly involved in the process.
Meanwhile, the prime minister changed his mind, following the scandal created by Dan Diaconescu, who participated in the call for tenders for Oltchim and won it. Perhaps following the pressure he was subjected to, Remus Vulpescu resigned from the position of chairman of the OPSPI and apologized for the failure of the privatization of the plant of Vâlcea, since it was obvious that "the people" need a scapegoat, especially as far as the media is concerned.
In the press release in which he announced his resignation, Remus Vulpescu said: "The call for tenders was organized without any violation of any legal provisions and was intended to encourage the participation of Romanian or foreign investors which, in cooperation with the government, would ensure the turnaround of Oltchim and provide the urgent solution to the social issues generated by the company having been pushed into bankruptcy by its management over the last years. The intention of Dan Diaconescu to hijack the privatization of Oltchim through defrauding the public and use of forgery, in
