Two Romans - A message from the Romanian daily newspaper “Evenimentul Zilei”
of May 9, 2008
Writer Mircea Cartarescu sees a sharp division in his home country Romania: "The difference between these two Romanias - the one democratic, the other governed by powerful networks - is striking and shows that our democracy is not functioning properly. Like in Russia, a system of oligarchies is superimposed on our democratic system, and this system poses a threat to the well being of the general public. This is not only because the oligarchies are rich and have close ties with politicians, and it is also not just because owning the media allows ...