Sometimes when he was running for president Nicusorr Dan was like Donald Trump: he gave some clues about how he sees the world and how he thinks what he will be like when elected president. For example, when asked who’d he
Or example when asked wo he’d pick for an advisor in Cotroceni,he mentioned Klaus Iohannis, and said he’d prefer Cătălin Predoiu as prime minister.
Of course, unlike Nicușor Danr, Donald had shown everything during his campaign, but unlike American voters, at the polls Romanians really didn’t have too many aernatives (let’s not forget who was running ).
After one year in office, Nicușor Dan shocks, but it should not surprise us, because he does exactly what he said he’d do. like Ionannis, in terms of the internal affairs of the PNL, like Iohannis in terms of protecting the PSD and, at the same time, he was close to catapulting Cătălin Predoiu to the Victoria Palace. However, as this last maneuver failed, Nicușor Dan took Adrian Veștea from his job. Immediately after the no-motion vote, Veștea was one of the liberals who campaigned for the old – along with Cătălin Predoiu).
Since Bolojan was ousted in the no-confidence motion on May 5, the head of state gave the following mesdsages: the crisis will end within a reasonable time, he will protect democracy and will keep extremists in check, he will avoid snap elections.
What can be noticed today by anyone is the fact that Nicușor Dan kept is dong the opposite:
A month and a half have gone by since the crisis endorsed by the president began; democracy was weakened as the head of state meddled in the PNL, (creating premises either for some members to answer to the president or for the for the break-up of the party); The atmosphere he’s created feeds the extremist; The risk of early elections has increased instead not gone away
Two things need to be noted with the nomination of Aian Veștea by Nicușor Dan:
- In his first interview (on Euronews), the second prime designate said that he has the same governing program as Ilie Bolojan. This seems either cynical and untrue and illogical from the Vestea and the president-mathematician. Why? Because Ilie Bolojan’s was voted out due to his government program. The vote didn’t attempt to defeat only Iie Bolojan but also his governing program as well as its reformist spirit . If you re-read the text of the motion and the statements made by PSD and AUR and how MPs debated, you will see. When Mr. Veștea omes and claims that he will follow Bolojan’s governing program 100% and will even be “intransigent” (despite Bolojan being reproached for intransigence). Doesn’t this show fresh disregard by Nicusor Dan for public opinion now, when he tells the public that Veștea will implement Bolojan’s program? We can assumed that the president is aware of the governing t program and the prime minister-designate want to do.
- What is more worrying, however, is Nicușor Dan’s attack on the PNL. He failed to consult anyone in the party that he was about to nominate party member, Adrian Veștea. At the last moment, he let know his Liberal friend, George Scripcaru, mayor of Brașov. Basically , the same president Nicușor Dan who once declared it would be unconstitutional to criticize the PSD and its leader Grindeanu, plucked someone from the PNL without telling them and created the risk of splitting the party. And given the recent collaboration between PNL and USR, the also stepped into the USR’s decision making process, creating premises for internal struggles there. The picture could not be clearer: parties which are not committed to democracy, the rule of law and the West have gained from this crisis, while the other parties stand to lose. However, it is obvious that, through the intervention of the ‘pro-Western’ President Nicușor Dan, PSD and AUR are now in a golden era while USR have suddenly find themselves in the middle of the storm.
To the domestic and international public , Nicușor Dan can spout whatever nonsense he wants about the high meaning of his combinations, but the facts are simple.
As we noted in the previous text (link at the end), the political crisis in Romania is rapidly becoming a democratic one. And at that time, this presidential attempt on the life of an old democratic party (the PNL) was not yet on the table.
This is no longer just about Bolojan, about Veștea or even the appointment of a new government. What is at stake today is the deep and rapid drift towards a model of country that is less pro-European or “pro-Western” and more in line with Erdogan’s Turkey, Orban’s Hungary and Trump’s America.
“Honest Romania” was the message with which Nicușor Dan came to power in 2025, a message of hope o counterbalance the sellers of illusions.. On Sunday, June 14, Nicușor Dan gave the country its first overdose.
The question now is whether the country will survive. And if so, if it manages to avoid a second one.
