Angry Gypsy

The town of Stefanesti has been in the spotlight for the last 2 weeks. It has been witness to an election scandal between the SDP and a new and frankly stupid party, the NGP (New Generation Party). The NGP candidate says that the SDP rigged the elections, turning the fillage into a battleground for gypsys and romanians alike. Today, a film crew was attacked verbally and physically by a gypsy because he was filmed. It is worth mentioning that he was recorded on the street, in a public place, so no law protects him.


Source: http://www.realitatea.net/video_393482_o-echipa-realitatea-tv-agresata-la-sintesti--inainte-de-alegerile-locale_299081.html

18 years..

Yesterday, students went into the University Square and fought with pillows, "commemorating" the fights between teenagers and the miners. 18 years have passed since the events of june 1990. The Mineriads (Golaniads) took place when first president of the new democrat state: Romania was considered a comunist. When the people took the power from Mr. Nicolae Ceausecu in the Revolution of December 1989, the first prerogative was that all members of the Romanian Communist Party cannot take part in the new democratic institutions. But that law was broken, Iliescu being a low-rank member, like many Romanian politicians at that time. In fact, yesterday was an alarm signal: even to this day there are doubts about Miron Cozma's guilt).

And now, this is how the fighting really looked like:


Source: http://www.antena3.ro/Rememorare-inedita-a-mineriadei-din-199-Tinerii-au-organizat-o-bataie-cu-perne_act_50542_ext.html

Rainwater makes good savings

It would seem that the people Ceaucescu moved by force, from the rural areas of Romania to the thriving cities created on the backbone of the great romanian socialist industry haven't died. I was taking shelter from the big bad thunderstorm that caught me by surprise. I was staying at the entrance of an apartment building when a woman came and put her buckets underneath the pipe that evacuated water from the rooftop. I calculated with my friends. She made 7 trips with the buckets, getting a cool 280l for free. The cubic meter of water is about 0.36 RON, that means a whopping 13 cents. That's why Romania has the worst public health, because people are stuck with their poor, unhealthy habits. I asked the woman and she isn't affiliated to any water convervation group, she just does this because "it's free", said the woman.

Source: http://366blinks.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/la-noise-poate/

Election Bureau president got arrested

We're talking about a preventive arrest of 29 days. That's because Mr. Unknown (the name was not provided.. I can't undestand why) is suspected of election fraud. He was the president of the Ulmu Election Bureau, Ulmu being a small settlement in Braila county. The accusation is forging the results: he tried to declare more votes for the SDP (Social Democrat Party) candidate, so that he would get the mayor seat in the first round (getting the majority). This arrest is a follow-up of the local scandal, when about a hundred citizens took to the streets in a march, protesting about the rigged elections. The president was not found, so he did not comment anything about this.

Source: http://www.realitatea.net/presedintele-bec-ulmu-a-fost-arestat-pentru-29-de-zile_295416.html