Europe accepts the election result

In the blog Achse des Guten [axis of good] Richard Wagner comments on statements by Romanian writer Mircea Cartarescu about the riots in Moldova: "Cartarescu also criticises the silence of the Romanian authorities, and above all of President Traian Basescu, reminding him of his public condemnation of communism. Cartarescu adds that he would like to believe the president is a patriot. He then goes on to accuse the Romanian public of not supporting the protests. ... The Republic of Moldova is not just any country, he says, it is Romanian, its population speaks Romanian, making Romania a sort of mother country. One can certainly find it regrettable, but the fact is that a majority of Moldovans see things differently, especially regarding the elections. It may be a source of embarrassment for Romanians that the Moldovans prefer the local communists to the big brothers from Romania, but people in Europe have provisionally accepted the election results. Writers - even those with nationalist sympathies - should do the same."

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