Traian Basescu seems to be the one who erodes away the fastest, as compared to the three after-the-Revolution presidents in the first year of their mandate.
In April 1997, Emil Constantinescu had the support of 57% of the Romanians. Five months after, in October 1997, the support was at 54%. A 3% decrease.
In January 2001, at the beginning of the first year of his mandate, Ion Iliescu had 59%. In September 2001 he only had 54.1%. A 5% decrease.
In February 2005, Traian Basescu had the support of 63% of the Romanians. In November he had only 50%. A dramatic decrease not only because of the rhythm (13%!!!), but also as a reality (under the percentage with which he won the second poll). The huge rhythm of the erosion is not accidental. It is explained by Traian Basescuâs behavior in 2005. No matter how much Traian Basescu struggled by sacrificing his allies, by setting up media literary-artistic shows, the erosion will go on if he doesnât understand the general truth of our days: 2005 Romania is not Ceausescuâs Romania anymore, whether we want it or not. The country in which a person only had to say something for that thing to happen is no more. In order to reach one of his goals in the 2005 Romania, a politician like Traian Basescu, the embodiment of the best things in this country, has to fulfill one thousand and one tasks.
Like all the candidates to the Cotroceni armchair, promised fair during the electoral campaign. However, unlike the other after-the-revolution presidents, he thought it would be righteous for him to keep at least some of these promises. Therefore, right from the beginning, he had a spectacular involvement in the political environment, suggesting a new kind of President more similar to a Prime Minister. After a close victory in the electoral elections, the new President issued several spectacular movements, which were c
