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News & Current Events May 5, 2026 at 11:54 AM

Romanian socialists and far right topple government

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Romanian socialists and far right topple government
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Romanian socialists and far right topple government
The key NATO member on Europe’s eastern edge faces fresh upheaval with an economic crisis looming.

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Szabolcs85 May 5, 2026 +1260
So, will Romania become the new Orbán's Hungary?
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Natopor May 5, 2026 +174
Depends if our far right has the balls Orban had, which I'm inclined to say no.
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One_Conversation3886 May 5, 2026 +8
No, Bulgaria will get there first.
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Capital2077 May 5, 2026 +202
No. Romania doesn’t have the same political sistem as Hungary. It’s a semi-presidential republic, like France. This means that the president has more power than the government.
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youngfartsmella May 5, 2026 +515
You are terribly misinformed about the powers of the president. Romania is a semipresidential republic, yes, but the president has no power in regards to governing the country. He might appoint the prime minister, but if he doesn't appoint the one that the majority of the parliament wants he can just be suspended. And the president is very unpopular right now, so we might see that scenario play out. The prime minister has the most power in the government. So yes, it is possible to see a new Orban in Romania.
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random_nohbdy May 5, 2026 +44
How did he already get so unpopular?
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Embarrassed_Force861 May 5, 2026 +196
By trying to "remain neutral" in this crisis instead of speaking out against the populists. He lost a lot of popularity among people who actually voted for him, and gained none from the "other side". Why he did this is anybody's guess right now.
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siuli May 5, 2026 +65
here's my guess, he's a tool
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dharmasophist May 5, 2026 +29
I second this, and I voted for the dweeb.
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Andovars_Ghost May 5, 2026 +5
Of course he is! He’s a politician!
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Ketadine May 6, 2026 +1
Or he made a pact with the enemy to oust a popular, potential presidential candidate. In this case, it massively backfired and my guess is that he's finished politically once he's presidential term is up, in about 4 years.
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CuriousButNotJewish May 6, 2026 +2
We need to suspend him. 4 years with him in power would be unbearable.
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ShiraLillith May 5, 2026 +34
I voted for the guy and I only did it because the other one is a Russian asset and also hates my kind
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UllarJorberg420 May 5, 2026 +3
roma?
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ShiraLillith May 6, 2026 +13
Hungarian, but they get more shit than we do
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VelvetPhantom May 5, 2026 +7
What crisis is happening in Romania right now?
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chloroformalthereal May 6, 2026 +18
Basically the country is close to bankruptcy. The past 35 years, the country was (almost) exclusively governed by populists from the PSD (Social Democrats) that, among others, took out loans and went into the country's emergency funds to increase government employee benefits and pensions while still having enough for them to steal, all in order for them to secure their spot long term. This got us to the point to which the guy that just got thrown out had to instantly take some very unpopular measures (cutting social benefits, increasing VAT, freezing salaries, etc.) in order to avoid the country being downgraded to Junk status. Then, for the past year, most of the measures were similarily unpopular because he had to govern with a minority government so he couldn't take any proper measures (like reforming the justice system or the tax collection system) because they wouldn't have been voted by a majority. For a big part of the country (that doesn't understand politics OR economics) the perception is that all he did was take from the poor, but nothing from the rich instead of going for the big ticket items. This culminates two weeks ago in PSD and the far right party AUR submitting a motion to dismiss the prime minister which got voted on yesterday and it passed. Basically, we're fucked and our country is most likely gonna go bankrupt in the next 2 years. We don't even have Greece's tourism appeal to hope that could save us.
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GravitasFailures 4 days ago +1
That is almost to the letter what happened in Hungary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Őszöd_speech Technocrat took over, saw they were screwed, said so privately, was taped, it leaked, he resigned, and shortly after Orban took over.
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ishtaria_ranix May 6, 2026 +1
>Why he did this is anybody's guess right now. I have no idea about their politics but I can say with high confidence that the answer is money. Or getting shot. Either or both.
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Moyes2men May 5, 2026 +16
He is very likely an undercover MAGA tool if you consider his opposition to an anti fascism law, his very very conservatory takes, his friendship with Herritage Foundation, the Board of Peace visit and his latest declaration / promise we will have a new "pro occidental" government, without mentioning pro european anymore. The icing on the cake which most likely forced the thieves to initiate the procedure is the approval of SAFE program and the Tanbreez project which provoked a lot of anger at Washington and forced the unwashed but useful idiots (AUR) to support the procedure (https://context.ro/george-simion-fost-protestatar-anti-rosia-montana-primeste-sfaturi-politice-pe-telefon-de-la-o-femeie-de-afaceri-cu-interese-in-industria-miniera-legatura-cu-frank-timis/)
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CuriousButNotJewish May 6, 2026 +1
We didn't listen when there were rumours that he is a populist plant disguised as a technocrat. And now, he is revealing himself to be the tool of the populists AND a far right sympathiser. All positioned to make the actual independent candidate lose her voters. And it worked. TLDR: We voted a sinister man for president and it fucked us over.
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aguilasolige May 5, 2026 +14
Wha does the President does then? Who controls the armed forces, PM or President?
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youngfartsmella May 5, 2026 +26
> Wha does the President does then? Nothing much. Save for naming the PM, being the commander of the armed forces (only when the nation is at war), naming a few prosecutors (he named only corrupt ones, one of the reasons he's unpopular), and naming the chiefs of the secret services (he has been expected to do this since the beginning, it's been a year and there are no signs he has any idea who he will appoint, probably another puppet like himself).
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lazypeon19 May 5, 2026 +15
To add to that, he can also send newly written laws to the Constitutional Court if he suspects that any of those laws contradict anything written in the Constitution (before approving them, because new laws have to be signed by the president). But if the Court says they're fine then he has to sign them, he can't just refuse. Also he can't pass any laws himself. But yeah, the position of president doesn't really have a lot of internal political power, he's focused a bit more on foreign relations (kinda like a super ambassador).
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Dear-Ad1582 May 5, 2026 +3
And most of our imbeciles voters think the election of President is the most important thing to do and just sit on n they assess for parliament election ( where the power is).
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Barilla3113 May 5, 2026 +1
Yeah this is a very common setup in countries that used to be Con Mons either independent or as a colony. The president is in theory a check on constitutional violations but in reality mostly acts as a diplomat and ceremonial head, can't really do anything without consulting the PM.
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aguilasolige May 5, 2026 +1
Sounds like a good gig, nic salary and doesn't have to do much. Where do I apply lol?
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ChineseMillennium May 5, 2026 +9
Didn't they just have a couple of elections? How can the w***** be unpopular so quickly?
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conteledemontepizdo May 5, 2026 +51
he's unpopular 'cause he is trying to "mediate" between every party as he calls it. it's not working and those of us which voted for Europe and reforms do not like seeing him pampering fascists or extremely shady people (to put it politely)
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Dear-Ad1582 May 5, 2026 +15
I voted for him because the other was a real idiot... Lesser evil is the most important principle in any Romanian election.
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BarbaraHoward43 May 5, 2026 +12
It's been almost a year (a full year since the 1st round of the election even). He is pretty weird, doesn't communicate well, had some controversy regarding some appointments, etc He also gives this vibe of defeated guy to many people I know.
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youngfartsmella May 5, 2026 +2
The elections were a year ago. Enough time for the puppet to show his colors.
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BarbaraHoward43 May 5, 2026 +13
>This means that the president has more power than the government. This is not true, the President isn't powerful on the internal front at all.
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Ok-Way7122 May 6, 2026 +3
Why is this getting any interest at all, it's just straight misinformation Not every country with a president allows the president to do what they like
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SarmalR 6 days ago +1
Absolutely incorrect.
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allooo May 5, 2026 +1291
The so called socialists are socialists in name only... it's just marketing :) Most, if not all, of the people comprising the PSD leadership and mid/upper echelons of this party are not left-leaning at all.
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notElephunk May 5, 2026 +489
They are socialists because they give out bags of rice/ flour when trying to gather favor from the poor that they robbed already.
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resonatingfleabag May 5, 2026 +77
that’s not socialism though.
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notElephunk May 5, 2026 +144
It’s not, they just hide behind the label. They fool the poor, because their comparison is poverty
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Otherwise-Video7487 May 5, 2026 +35
socialism is when the goverment does stuff
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CryptoThroway8205 May 5, 2026 +9
It's when Mamdani does anything to improve affordability or Biden/Harris tries to do student loan forgiveness or healthcare reform or tax billionaires. (At least according to Fox news).
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Otherwise-Video7487 May 5, 2026 +10
Socialism is when social democrats
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AlternativeScratch94 May 5, 2026 -17
Hey buddy welcome to every socialist country in history. Read animal farm, or even just a history book. Every socialist country starts off promising everyone will be equal and free stuff for all then when they consolidate power it ends up being indistinguishable from fascism. Almost like socialism is a scam just to get power or something.
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reasonably_plausible May 5, 2026 +24
> Read animal farm Animal Farm was written by an avowed socialist and was taking a stance against Stalinism, not socialism.
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DearDave May 5, 2026 +14
This comment is a great way of telling us you haven’t read either of those! Well done!
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Able-Swing-6415 May 5, 2026 -14
It's real socialism unlike the theoretical utopia people like to imagine without real world equivalence. Seriously. Name a socialist country that isn't like that. I'll wait here. Eagerly!
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resonatingfleabag May 5, 2026 +11
corporate safety nets are perfect examples of socialist policies implemented at the behest of capital. you’ve been fooled to believe this is impossible to implement at the working class level.
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oldsecondhand May 5, 2026 +1
Sounds very similar to what Fidesz did.
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BungerColumbus May 5, 2026 +46
They are literally sediments left over after communism died. Ion Iliescu, the founder of PSD, had his university in Moscow and was supposed to take over Ceausescu after he retired :)
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Direct_Leader_7064 May 6, 2026 +1
Really?
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filipv May 5, 2026 +51
Yeah... "West is capitalist, we're not west therefore we're socialist." I've seen this idiotic interpretation of "socialist" in Eastern Europe many, many times. And, yes, they're often aligned with the far right because of shared hatred towards what they call "woke ideology".
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dgellow May 5, 2026 +22
Imagine being so anti–West that you steal talking points from the US, the most western country possible
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Einheri42 May 5, 2026 +4
Authoritarian lefties align with the far right because they both hate the centrists and they both gain from the centre collapsing.
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filipv May 6, 2026 +6
IMO they both are fundamentally opposed to democracy and the mere concept of "separation of powers".
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Einheri42 May 6, 2026 +3
Yes, which is why they have been bedfellows multiple time through history.
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SiriusRay May 5, 2026 +104
They are economically left wing and the successors of the communist party. Just because they are populist and very socially conservative does not mean that they are not socialists.
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SwollenPig May 5, 2026 +38
Socialism doesn't mean giving rice to poor people, it means poor people organizing and protecting each other. It is born of workers rights movements, and thus is a philosophy of bottom up rule. You can not be a socialist and strive to increase hierarchy and push for strongmen. Fascists often claim to be socialists, mistaking socialism for populism, but claiming to be a socialist does not alone make you one.
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SamkonTheMankon May 5, 2026 +42
Authoritarian socialists do exist. The Marxist-Leninist theory is that top-down hierarchical state socialism precedes a classless, stateless and communist society by suppressing individualism and promoting collectivism. Of course, the people at the top of the socialist state historically decide to keep their authoritarian power and they end up resembling a Fascist/State Capitalist system. The version of socialism you've described is more libertarian socialist or democratic socialist.
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TheConsultantIsBack May 5, 2026 -7
Authoritarian socialists are the only type of socialists that have ever existed... "Democratic socialists" have never achieved or worked towards achieving socialism, they're literally just a "government should do EVEN MORE stuff" type of politician but they've never worked towards centralizing the means and modes of production or doing away with markets. And that's because socialism necessitates authoritarianism and democratic socialism is an oxymoron. If you don't believe that you can just ask "what would happen to capitalists or those advocating for capital markets or maximizing profit in a socialist society?" or "what would you do to people unwiling to give away their businesses or private equity in a socialist transition?". The responses won't resound any form of democracy.
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SamkonTheMankon May 5, 2026 +18
Your statement "democratic socialism is an oxymoron" indicates you don't understand the definition of either democracy or socialism or both. Democracy is a system of government where the people make decisions as a collective. Socialism is an economic and political system where the means of production and distribution of goods is controlled by the state. Neither of those ideas conflict with each other. In socialism, state decisions can be made by a democratic process or by a central authority. If the majority rules that a business owner needs to give up his business, that's democracy.
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meganthem May 5, 2026 +2
You can democratically decide to do all sorts of things to all sorts of people. Democracy doesn't always mean super happy nice to everyone time.
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Professional_Gap_435 May 5, 2026 +4
What are you on about?!
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AlternativeScratch94 May 5, 2026 -3
"real socialism has never been tried" In reality socialism is counter to human nature. It will never happen, because people are inherently greedy, and selfish. What always happens in every socialist country is that revolutionaries take power promising to overthrow the rich and powerful and then they just become the rich and powerful. Look at how life is going for the poor in socialist north korea while kim gets fat.
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ChaseTheOldDude May 5, 2026 +11
Human nature is far more complex than that. Neoliberalism is the most individualistic and selfish system humans have ever lived under, your perspective is warped by living under it. Humans are naturally pack creatures with strong community bonds, and would traditionally share workload and resources within their community - this is the most basic form of socialism. If anything, individualistic capitalism is far more unnatural and unhuman.
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iPhantomGuy May 5, 2026 +11
Imagine being that guy and thinking: Socialism is antithetical to human nature, because humans are greedy and selfish, which is bad. That's why we need to live under a system that rewards greed and selfishness
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ChaseTheOldDude May 5, 2026 +1
It's a shame, humans aren't inherently greedy and selfish, the desire to accrue power is a modern evolution of the desire to control territory necessary to provide for oneself and the tribe. You could argue for the selfish gene for humans have always taken care of their own naturally, there is prehistoric evidence of deformed humans living far beyond the years they would have without support, and in hunter gatherer societies. Even neanderthals cared for their sick: https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/26/fossil-of-neanderthal-child-with-downs-syndrome-hints-at-early-humans-compassion Obviously humans have dark traits, but the fact that we exist in a harsh world and still have the capacity for kindness and compassion has to speak for something. 
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Surroundedonallsides May 5, 2026 +6
I mean, the whole argument here is a little like children squabbling over whose dad is cooler, but the idea that "neoliberalism is the most..selfish system humans have ever lived under" is insane in the face of the many examples of monarchies/feudalism and warlord states throughout even recent history much less ancient history.
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ChaseTheOldDude May 5, 2026 +7
I'm not claiming it's the worst, merely the most individualistic. Monarchy, feudalism and warlord states tended to have community through shared belief systems such as religion. Secularist liberalism is great for individualism but terrible for community.
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OphioukhosUnbound May 5, 2026
Most people would consider communists, marxists. and lots of anti-establishment authoritarian left to be subsets of socialist — and those are often emphatically **not** about bottom-up rule — they tend to be “outsider” authoritarian with some form of ‘vanguard’ equivalent [elite decision makers] and concept of a “lumpen proletariat” [i.e. any worker that doesn’t think they are right is just too dump to make decisions for themselves and possibly an enemy of the state] Nothing about “socialism” (which is an incredibly broad term) is inherently bottom-up, democratic, etc.  Though the term is so broad that  on-authoritative a versions are ruled out either.  (Though a high amount of freedom / agency will tend to mean unequal distribution of success and goods so there is some tension.) 
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allooo May 5, 2026 +10
I think socialism is just a means to an end for them: getting votes. Deep down, as individuals, they don't have socialism or social-democracy as core values. Freshly deposed prime-minister Bolojan said it perfectly: people living in penthouses come to cry on the shoulders of ordinary Romanians :)
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Auninc May 5, 2026 -24
Social conservatism is right-wing. Compared to original communist party of Romania they are very very far to the right of them.
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Audityne May 5, 2026 +52
The left/right wing gap is an economic axis. The Chinese Communist party is undoubtedly left wing and some variety of communist, but they are also socially conservative. Social conservatism and right wing ideology often go hand in hand, but not always. African leftists are another good example of this.
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cedid May 5, 2026 -8
No it isn’t, that’s a misconception that has spread far and wide on the internet thanks to the Political Compass and the like. Left vs. right has never been about just economics, it’s about social hierarchy. That includes both economic and social/cultural structures.
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altobrun May 5, 2026 +3
Depends on the type of socialist/communist. Marxist-Leninism places a pretty strong emphasis on fitting in, encouraging gay members to adopt heterosexual lifestyles and expression. Like in economics, the primary aspect of sex was production, the production of life, and so homosexuality was seen as a modern Bourgeois capitalist disease. Maoism took a very similar stance, as members of the LGBT community were met with violence until the 1990’s, with the cultural revolution being an especially dangerous time. I don’t know enough about any other branch to really comment on them. While you may not like Marxist-Leninism or Maoism, I think it’s a-historic and disingenuous to say that they aren’t left-wing or socialist ideologies.
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IntentionDeep651 May 5, 2026 +6
the east europe socialism = populists bribing pensionists 
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Surroundedonallsides May 5, 2026 +3
Well the concept of left vs right is a bit flawed. Every single communist regime has been authoritarian left. Liberalism is the opposite of authoritarianism, despite the effort by tankies to redefine the term liberal.
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NeXx0s May 5, 2026 +2
well, the S in NS meant socialists, i bet its like that
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dgellow May 5, 2026 +4
In the case of NSDAP is was an explicit marketing choice, the party itself was anti–socialist
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YourAutoModsSucks May 5, 2026 -6
Socialism is such a tainted term because of the 'Wests' "Socialism == Communism == Socialism == Communism", it's pretty much lost it original meaning. Communism is one implementation of Socialism, there are many. Every Communist implementation is corrupt, therefore Socialism is corrupt and evil and needs to be stamped out by democratic societies. Except that false conjecture and used and an excuse for the 'West' to do what it likes in response, such as invade Vietnam. The saying that seems to hold most true regardless of political implementation is that *"Power corrupts, Absolute power corrupts absolutely."* Current world events show that supposed democratic power can easily be corrupted just as much as any other idealism implementation of governance. (The best recent example aka Donald Trump, Elon Musk et al.).
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AlternativeScratch94 May 5, 2026 +11
Name one socialist country in the entire history of mankind that did not eventually become a corrupt shithole. And no, sweden and norway are not f****** socialist countries. Socialism means public owns of the means of production which they do not have.
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Aethericseraphim May 5, 2026 +717
Putins dogs are working hard as f*** to create a new Hungary in eastern Europe.
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-I-Will-Not-Fap- May 5, 2026 +81
Putin strikes me as an all-powerful, god-like being. But tell me, why is it that he can't corrupt the ruling parties, yet he always aligns himself with the right-wing leaning opposition?
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chrisuu__ May 5, 2026 +199
He's not nearly as great as he strikes you, but he's embraced right-wing ideology himself, and has a secret service background where one of his main jobs was to recruit foreign nationals to work as spies for the USSR. This makes the corruptible far-right politicians of Europe particularly easy pickings.
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DemosthenesOrNah May 5, 2026 +17
> he's embraced right-wing ideology himself, Him and his cohort believe fully that 'might makes right' and the only metric of power that matters is the 'strength' to take what one wants, and to eliminate those who try and stop them. They believe in the basest instincts of the animal kingdom, and firmly reject 'polite society' in the way most of us understand the social contract. Any parallel with civilization for them is simply a means to an end and holds value only insofar as it furthers their agenda and control. This line of thinking is very appealing to the depraved morons who consistently fail upwards. And well, *gestures broadly*, you get this
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DavidlikesPeace May 5, 2026 +39
Why is he powerful? Turns out the tyrant of Europe’s largest country has a lot of power. QED. No. He is not a god and he is not particularly wise. He inherited the Soviet Union’s gas revenue and 3,000+ tanks and lost them all in Ukraine. But it’s stupid to pretend he’s not important. Why does he support the right wing? Crows of a feather shit together. Putin is a right-wing tyrant who’s inherited a few Stalinist traits. Obviously, he appeals to a strange cross section of far left but many more far right supporters throughout the world, much like Hitler, Francisco Franco or Mussolini‘s fascist movements did back in the 1930s. He does not appeal to intelligent voters, especially not those with the common sense to fear Russian imperialism
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daniel_22sss May 5, 2026 +17
"he always aligns himself with the right-wing leaning opposition!" Because it's easy to buy them and they align politically. Far right loves the kind of dictatorship Putin created in Russia and they follow his example. Besides, what do you mean by "he can't corrupt ruling parties"? Look at GOP in America, it's been sucking Putin's balls since 2016.
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Queasy_Artist6891 May 5, 2026 +8
Because in most cases, ruling parties are much more heavily scrutinized than the opposition. So it's easier to just corrupt person into a government than it is to corrupt someone already in the government. And like it or not, right wing parties are populist in nature, so in an economic, social or political crisis, they easily tend to gain a lot of influence.
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VladimiroPudding May 5, 2026 +41
Because their ideology converges to Putin's. Putin wants a traditionalist, culturally-Christian, and fragmented/insular countries.
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TheRC135 May 5, 2026 +31
And he wants all that because it provides and promotes the sort of division and corruption that he can exploit for influence and control. That's what the conservatives who idolize the likes the Putin miss. He isn't actually interested in Christianity and traditional values for what they represent. He's interested in them because they make people easy to manipulate and oppress.
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AlternativeScratch94 May 5, 2026 +3
Putin does not want anything but more money and power. He aligns himself with whatever the opposition in western countries is, this can be any ideology or party. Famously he was well connected with the green party in America.
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Puttborn May 5, 2026 +12
The right wing were already going to betray country for cash, might as well be putins money. 
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BreakfastDecent4623 May 5, 2026 +6
Well, the answer is on the fact that Trump and Maga are aligned with the same right wing parties. So, in my opinion, both Putin and Trump want a weak EU, as these parties want the same thing
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drumjojo29 May 5, 2026 +6
Besides the closeness in ideology others have mentioned, he can promise those opposition parties not only money but also power. Can’t really promise power to the governing parties who already have power.
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canspop May 5, 2026 +7
I get the impression that stupid people (who are therefore easy to manipulate) tend to lean right. And there are a lot of stupid people out there. Just look at the state of the USA.
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Tacti_Kel_Nuke May 5, 2026 +2
He also supports the left learning groups in Latin America and some in Africa since those groups are usually anti American and kinda see Russia as their friend based on geopolitics of 50 years ago
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RainbowGames May 5, 2026 +4
The right-wing parties sow division. They are usually nationalist so anti-eu and anti-nato, and they divide the population by promoting distrust toward immigrants, gay people, etc. The goal is not necessarily to get these parties into the government, but to weaken the support for any pro-eu, anti-putin government. Also this very much works to corrupt the ruling parties. Following the rise of the far-right, Putin funded AfD, Merz's centre-right CDU has also shifted further to the right in response
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Cabbage_Vendor May 6, 2026 +1
Read the OP title again.
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Crypt33x May 5, 2026 +1
Both extremes cause instability.
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azuk24 May 6, 2026 +1
totally agree.
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horatiowilliams May 6, 2026 +1
Russia will support all extremist elements within a society, including left and right of center. That's their strategy.
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Plastic-Fox0293 May 6, 2026 +1
More like the heritage foundations europe chapter 
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SortIntrepid9192 May 5, 2026 +179
I see the same fate in Romania as Bulgaria - years upon years of elections until the people just stop giving a shit and overwhelmingly vote for whoever promises to get them out of the political crisis even if his platform is vague as shit.
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vojdek May 5, 2026 +62
Vague? That mf didn’t have ANY platform.
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SortIntrepid9192 May 5, 2026 +33
Well, "I want to destroy corruption and have a stronger presence in EU" is *technically* a platform, even if generic af.
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anangrywizard May 5, 2026 +2
Is this the guy who appeared on TikTok out of seemingly nowhere?
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crazy4donuts4ever May 6, 2026 +3
That's the anti eu, to-your-face Russian puppet one.
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CuriousButNotJewish May 6, 2026 +2
No, this guy is the puppet the populists pushed to present as a pro-EU alternative to that TikTok one.
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MrTriangular May 5, 2026 +23
Will Romania fill in for Hungary's previous position as Putin's EU veto provider?
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Right_Ad_3782 May 6, 2026 +6
No, Romania has 0 vetoes in 17 years of EU and it's part of the group that advocates to lesser the use of veto..
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MrTriangular May 6, 2026 +3
Oh good. Thanks for the info.
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rxdlhfx 6 days ago +2
But that's Romania w/o the far right in power. I find it ridiculous to call those lunatics "far right", it gives them too much credit.
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arbicus123 May 6, 2026 +3
No because the president represents romania in the european council, not the prime minister, and the next presidential election is in 2030.
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AlbaIulian May 5, 2026 +72
such is life when you shine a spotlight on how much your "coalition partners" steal. "Whoops, the coalition served its purpose to jack up taxes so we can steal more, what's this about further reform? get out"
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nediamnori May 5, 2026 +99
Ah, the russian horseshoe strikes again.
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Narrow_Run_134 May 5, 2026 +15
Are they gonna convict Andrew Tate or what?
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horatiowilliams May 6, 2026 +1
They lost custody.
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Remarkable_Cup_6978 May 5, 2026 +95
The Social Fascists strike again.
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Spiritual-Base-5824 May 5, 2026 +24
National socialists flashbacks.
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fgasctq May 5, 2026 +14
Nah they can't be attacked for that like other socdems. Romanian parties are generally apolitical, as they are all united in total corruption. Their sole belief is kleptocracy, not in any ideology.
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Alche1428 May 5, 2026 +12
Are these mainly tankies?
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Strict_Philosophy301 May 5, 2026 +6
They're socdems, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(Romania)
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[deleted] May 5, 2026 +2
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twippy May 5, 2026 +2
It's happened before and usually ends with the far right stabbing socialists in the back.
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IntentionDeep651 May 5, 2026 +8
Slovakia/Fico isnt that anymore , fico is a ass licker only . doesnt do anything on his own. Now that orban is gone he is shaking hands with EU like crazy last two weeks ( as expexted) this guy doesnt care about anything else other than his pocket
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janktraillover May 5, 2026 +2
Fico has changed his tune on a few things of late.
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MinimumCharacter3941 May 5, 2026 +9
Is this really the time to be changing government? Just wondering if anyone from Romania is optimistic about what happens next? To have socialists side with right wingers seems like they are really desperate or stupid extremists themselves. Which is it? (Not a shitpost / ragebait) I am from UK just very concerned about this wonderful country which I've visited many times. I wish more people in Romania would remember or learn what it was like under Ceaucescu.
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KazZarma May 5, 2026 +18
They are not socialists, they just inherited the former communist party's territorial "infrastructure". If you have some decent connections and want to get filthy rich, PSD is the place to be. Pocketing hella cash is what unites this party's members, not ideology or abstract notions of politics.
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b3iAAoLZOH9Y265cujFh May 5, 2026 +3
I'm sure *that'll* work out well. /s
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Rinuir May 5, 2026 +94
PSD (social democrats) despite their name they are as socialists as Democrats in the U.S. are liberals. They're nothing but the name. PSD are the remnants of the comunist party. They are far right.
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dgellow May 5, 2026 +2
I believe you, but the Wikipedia page says centre–left, I assume that doesn’t reflect their actual platform?
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Rinuir May 5, 2026 +7
Absolutely not, nor practices. Im not sure how to narrow it for a listnook post so I'll try this: Most members have ties to ex PCR( communist romanian party) Most scandals involving corruption come from them We have these people called ''local barons'' They are essentially county representatives that rule the county. No project, no business, nothing involving large sums of money goes without their say They push policies that allow them to politically place leaders of businesses. Think electric companies, insurance and such. With this they ensure control over what's supposed to be politically independent organs They used to bribe poor voters with free flour and baking oil And so on and so forth In name, yes, they are. In practice they're anything but. Now that's not to say other parties such as PNL are better, they're just worse at doing this A center left party is the UDMR (party that represents they hungarians) A leftist party is the USR (only decently big party that leans progressive)
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dgellow May 5, 2026 +4
Thank you for the summary!
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Rinuir May 5, 2026 +2
Happy to help ^w^ thank you for the curiosity ❤️
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Fyfaenerremulig May 5, 2026 +2
No true Scotsman as usual with socialists
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3929929 May 5, 2026 -13
Comunismul e stanga extrema, geniule
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MustangChaplain May 5, 2026 +15
Reading comprehension isn’t a strong suit of yours?
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BrimstoneMainliner May 5, 2026 +5
Far right socialists? I'm confused...
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enigbert May 5, 2026 +11
2 parties, one is far-right nationalists, the other one is center-left (social-democratic) in economy but populist and socially conservative
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EasyTumbleweed1114 May 5, 2026 +3
Hey I have seen this one!
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HugeBlueberry May 6, 2026 +7
Just to clarify the “socialists” in this title. The socialist party here is much much closer to the current MAGA administration in terms of corruption and incest than they ever were to any actual socialist principle or goal. The only “socialist” gene in this party is the leftover members from the former communist-dictatorship party that collapsed in 1989. Rats tend to survive well in fallen apart structures.
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homealoneinuk May 5, 2026 +12
Wait, dont far right hate socialists and clash on almost every principle ?
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Spoztoast May 5, 2026 +13
They're about as socialist as North Korea is a Democratic Republic
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RAdu2005FTW May 5, 2026 +61
PSD is not a socialist party, they are conservatives that give handouts to their corrupt clientele.
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homealoneinuk May 5, 2026 +13
Makes sense.
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McKimboSlice May 5, 2026 +48
Socialist in name only, just like the Nazis. It’s a branding tool.
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Spoztoast May 5, 2026 +3
What they are is populist under the guise of socialism
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UselessInsight May 5, 2026 +11
Hate? Sure. Doesn’t stop them historically from cooperating. Usually what ends up happening afterwards is the fascists turn on the socialists/communists and massacre them.
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InevitableCup9053 May 5, 2026 +3
usually it’s liberals and social democrats.
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Auninc May 5, 2026 +1
Last time I checked it was the social democrats aka. liberals that elected Hindenburg which appointed Hitler.
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Capable_Kiwi2514 May 5, 2026 -1
Putting socialists and communists together is a strange choice, if you're going off of their history with fascism.   
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DeviantPlayeer May 5, 2026 +9
Ever heard of national socialism?
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Spoztoast May 5, 2026 +11
Which also wasn't socialist
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sami2503 May 5, 2026 +7
The far right gain power by getting votes from the working class and pretending to care about their issues,, often labeling themselves things that they arent. Happens time and time again and people never learn.
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mrdilldozer May 5, 2026 +1
"After Hitler, our turn!"
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DDoubleDDog May 5, 2026 +2
The far right hates socialists, but is willing to use them to advance their own agenda, and once they're done with them, they will stab them in the back, like they always do. Socialists are really stupid and never learn that their far right allies are just using them and plan to betray them when they're no longer useful.
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StaticSystemShock May 5, 2026 +16
Why the f*** is everyone electing the right? Don't you see how they are all always shit regardless of country?
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crazyjumpinjimmy May 5, 2026 +16
Simple people only listen to sound bites. The right is great at it, they're purposely obtuse on policies.
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StaticSystemShock May 5, 2026 -1
Just look at USA politics. Every time the republicans (right) is in charge it has been shit. Consistently. And then democrats had to clean up the mess until people have it too good apparently and decide life needs some enshitification and they elect republicans again. Every single time like clockwork. Hungary? Same. It hasn't really been much different in my country when the right was in charge. Wherever the right gets in charge, everything turns into shit. I literally cannot recall a single time they've done anything good for anyone other than themselves. They are great at selling bullshit stories how they are the greatest f****** patriots in the world, but are always absolutely shit at actually doing anything good for the country.
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Direct_Leader_7064 May 6, 2026 +2
Right-wing parties, particularly radical right and populist right parties, tend to thrive under specific socio-economic and cultural conditions that foster anxiety, national identity concerns, and distrust in mainstream establishments.
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carpeson May 6, 2026 +2
"Socialists" just like the National-Socialists 90 years ago.
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Wish_I_WasInRome May 5, 2026 +5
Wow the Socialists and Fascists working together to remove the moderate, more liberal factions of the government? What a shocker!
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Disastrous_Map_3355 May 5, 2026 +6
It’s not like this f****** happened before/s
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SirMemesworthTheDank May 5, 2026 +1
They are trying to do the vegeta goku fusion and form Social Nationalism! :o
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Wololodewd 6 days ago +1
You're flattering them by calling them socialists and fascists, they're kleptocrats that bribe pensioners, and kleptocrats who larp as anti establishment (fifth column)
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Xpmonkey May 5, 2026 +5
So a fucktard PM can't build a coalition govt, and somehow that means the fas and Demo Socialists are buddies? da f***
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Capital2077 May 5, 2026 +5
For people saying that it’s becoming the next Hungary. Romania is actually closer to France in terms of government. It’s a semi-presidential republic, meaning the president has, in theory, more power than the government and the prime minister. Our president is pro-EU, so it’s not going to be as apocalyptic as some people claim.
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energie_vie May 5, 2026 +30
No, it doesn't. Stop misinforming people. It's not indeed as apocalyptic as it might seem but our president definitely does NOT have the same power that Macron has in France.
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WiseWolfian May 5, 2026 +3
You're both half right but the nuance is where the real stuff is. While Romania and France share the same semi-presidential label, the Romanian President is like a Referee whereas Macron is the Quarterback. Macron can practically fire his PM and dissolve Parliament whenever he feels like a reset. In Romania the President is constitutionally handcuffed, he can't fire a PM he dislikes and he can only dissolve Parliament if they've already failed twice to form a cabinet. So while Romania's President is the pro EU safety net right now, he's playing with a much smaller deck of cards than they do in Paris. He can't force stability and he can only hope the parties in Parliament stop bickering long enough to let him nominate someone.
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99Godzilla May 5, 2026
In what ways does it differ? Very familiar with the French system and, reading through the Romanian one now, it doesn't seem insane to say that these are similar systems. Certainly less limitations on the power of the French President but their duties are almost 1:1.
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enigbert May 5, 2026 +7
Romania is much closer to Poland as political system. Or Lithuania.
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StrangeBible May 6, 2026 +1
Wtf?
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Ernost May 6, 2026 +1
Damn, the title made it sound like there was a coup. But its just the previous guy lost a no confidence vote.
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Ok-Way7122 May 6, 2026 +1
Wait wait wait, economically lefties but righties in this part of the world in this political climate? Who could they possibly be! This is a hard one! I'm not Romanian, I know nothing of their politics, I've sat in history class as a child though! I know a communist party when I see it! Destabilising government too, if only there was a playbook for this and someone willing to fund them
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bduxbellorum May 5, 2026 +2
Both populists joining forces to destabilize systems. Two sides of the same coin.
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rulz_ro May 5, 2026 +1
[It is customary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monstrous_coalition)
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Exciting_Farmer6395 May 5, 2026 -15
I guess if you go far enough to either left or right, it turns into a circle
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Ok_Poetry_2696 May 5, 2026 +22
Psd are left wing in name only. The remnants of the communist party, they are just insane nationalists. Last year they had voted to remove the word "progressive" from their bio.
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allooo May 5, 2026 +15
> they are just insane nationalists They are not insane, they are kleptocrats... :)
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jywchoe May 5, 2026 +10
communists and nationalists are not exclusive, in fact the most well-known communist countries, are also nationalist: USSR, China, and North Korea.
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vmlinuz May 5, 2026 +3
The phrase you're looking for is horseshoe theory: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe\_theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory)
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BochocK May 5, 2026 +8
Good to note that : "Peer-reviewed research on the subject have found mixed support for horseshoe theory." Scientific talk to say it's bullshit science, or at least very controversial.
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Auninc May 5, 2026 +2
And its bullshit, the proof being countless nazis and communists killing each other on the wintry lands of eastern europe circa 80  years ago.
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Meinersnitzel May 5, 2026 +3
People of the same religion will kill each other over small differences. That doesn’t mean they are on opposite ends of a political spectrum.
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