Which is the significance and what are the consequences of the victory of the Iliescu group, after Ristea Priboi's resignation? The media and most of the political analysts have been speaking about the existence of a conflict between Premier Adrian Nastase and president Ion Iliescu for months. As a matter of fact, in a less or more explicit way, the disjunction between the two politicians has lasted for a longer period of time; according to a generalized vision, PDSR (Social Democracy Party) includes a conservative faction, whose leader is Ion Iliescu and a faction of reformers, led by Adrian Nastase. Each time they were asked about these problems, both politicians rejected these "allegations", saying that they were just speculations. However, these declarations persuaded nobody, and many people appreciated that they were the expression of a superficial political game. This opinion was confirmed by the fact that the Grecea and Priboi cases and the discussions related to the creation of a community of intelligence services had underlined the obviously divergent positions of the two politicians. The attentive observers could also notice the media competition between Iliescu and Nastase, which seemed to be amusing up to a certain point; both of them tried to participate in all kinds of events and reunions, even if the simultaneous presence of the president and prime-minister was not necessary. It is also true that the tone characterizing such disputes has always been very reserved, due to a lasting political practice. Such details mark a major difference existing between the present and the former governing coalition; the latter was continuously undermined by impulsive declarations which ruined its credibility. This is a different manner of exercising power. Despite some conflicts and the tough internal competition existing within PDSR, those who see these things from o