Romanian President Traian Basescu might not run for another term next year, if the government fails to deliver its electoral promises, one newspaper reads on Tuesday. Elsewhere in the news, Romania's national currency loses serious ground against the euro and a French corruption case might reveal a high corruption case in Romania.
All newspapers today read about President Basescu's declaration on Monday night, that he might actually not run for another term in office if the governing alliance he pushed for would fail to deliver its promises. Gandul reads that Basescu said that if he concludes that the economic crisis affected the Romanians more than it had to, he would not run for another term.
Even so, the President emphasized that the new government was the only available strategy at the moment and added that the government must gain the people's trust by being professional and manage the economic crisis carefully.
Basescu wanted to clarify several rumors that have appeared regarding a two-year negotiation with the Social Democrats to form a government. He thus explained that at the moment when he approached the Social Democrats it was only because of the September 2007 motion and that talks ended immediately after the motion was dismissed in the Parliament.
The President took the opportunity to talk highly of the government, pointing to the new 2009 budget. He declared that the government preferred to delay its publication in order to have a balanced budget. However, Basescu made it clear that the government should allocate most money to investments and manage the budget realistically in such a way to protect those affected by the crisis.
Elsewhere in the news, Romania libera reads that a scandal in France reveals corruption cases in Romania. The French national typography is accused to bribing several of
