Grand coalition in Romania

For the first time since the fall of communism Romania will be ruled by a grand coalition between the Liberal-Democratic Party (PDL) and the Social Democrats (PSD). The two parties won the most votes in the general elections in late November. The newspaper Cotidianul fears the consequences of this alliance. "How can we trust a party that says it will fight against the Left when straight after the elections it joins hands with it? ... By doing this the parties have destroyed their moral foundation. They tell the nation that this is only happening because of the economic crisis. ... Before the elections there seemed to be a clear ideological divide between the voters from the Left and the conservatives. Without any scruples and driven by a consuming hunger for power the politicians of Left and Right have cuddled up to each other, claiming the crisis demands such an alliance. But the economic crisis will be over in a year and what will remain? An electorate that no longer sees why it should go to the ballot if ultimately the outcome is so unpredictable."

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