Băsescu faking closeness to people

In an address to the nation on Wednesday Romania's President Traian Băsescu for the first time took a stance on the anti-government protests that have gone on for nearly two weeks. He announced his intention of improving communication with the citizens but refused to step down. The daily Gândul was not entirely convinced by his performance, "because it's difficult to imagine that the bond of trust Traian Băsescu talks of can be restored. After all, he's selling the same product, the same changes, and says 'I am the same man I always was'. ... He has approached civil society only out of necessity. When did he discover that it existed? The only thing he said about himself was that he wanted to reduce the number of mistakes he makes in future. And he invoked the community again and again. Only together can the nation overcome the crisis. But in the meantime the nation has turned into a population of lonely survivors. Because it had no choice."

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