Romanian government's cosmetic changes

The Romanian Prime Minister designate, Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu, plans to present his new cabinet today. Although it will presumably contain many new faces the string-pullers will be the same, complains the daily Adevărul: "The same figures of the [conservative ruling party] PDL will remain behind the scenes.They are trusted cronies who know how to handle a new government. And the power struggle between the various party factions which did so much damage to the previous government will also continue. For the new prime minister that is precisely the problem. To what extent will his ministers be dancing to other pipers? The Ungureanu government will present new faces from the PDL. But from a political perspective that won't mean anything more than a new hairdo. Only after he is sworn in will we see if Ungureanu is content with merely a new hairstyle or whether he wants to adopt another style of government, too. He's got nothing to lose."

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