The mandate of president of Romania, taken over by Nicușor Dan, on Monday, in a complicated political and social context will be marked by a series of challenges, from the formation of a stable government, to the rebuilding of public trust and the misinformation that divides the society.
The mandate taken over by Nicușor Dan is one sprinkled with photo challenges Inquam Photos / George Călin
In the short term, the first priority of the new head of state is the appointment of a prime minister who manages to bring to governance all the pro-Western parliamentary parties, including the PSD, for the formation of a government with a stable majority in the Parliament. PNL, USR and UDMR do not currently hold the number of mandates needed in Parliament without PSD, which delay to decide whether or not it will remain in the executive. In this regard, the new head of state had a sharp message for parties, to whom it also gave an indication: “In the face of national interest a party cannot say no“ and “It would be fine” Like the people that Romanians will see at the forefront of the new executive “Not exactly the ones they rejected to the vote.”
A stable majority is necessary not only for the following fiscal measures, but also to trust foreign investors regarding the predictability of the state fiscal policy. “The new president also spoke about the reduction of the budget deficit. But this will be a task especially of the Government after its training. The president has no way to intervene, except declaratively, to support certain measures”, points out the editor-in-chief of Historia, Ion M Ioniță.
“Beyond these, let’s say short-term challenges, the biggest challenge for Nicușor Dan is to be the president of those who did not vote, to communicate with the society and to try to convince those attracted by sovereign, nationalist, extremist, that the road of Romania is the Euro-Atlantic, that only Romania can remain, I think, as a priority, the repair of the Romanian society. I think this must be the long -term priority. Dan“, Ion M. Ioniță also points out.
Inheritance of Reformation in Education
In order to combat the misinformation and manipulation of society, it is necessary to reform in education, the chief editor of Historia is also drawing. So the new head of state must lead to another level “Educated Romania ”which, ironically, is the project to which the former president dedicated his years of mandate.
But at present “”We do not have the education necessary to defend ourselves from this evil that surrounds us and we often fall prey to misinformation. It is absolutely necessary for Nicușor Dan to gather with him the best specialists, so that he can make a reform in the field of education ”,
also says Ion M. Ioniță.
During his speech in Parliament, Nicușor Dan emphasized on the situation in education that is “In the whole educational system we will stimulate critical thinking, we need to correlate education with the labor market, we need to invest in early education, that is, nurseries and kindergartens, and it is essential to prevent school dropout. “
Priorities externally
Last but not least, the challenges remain externally, where the European policy of Romania will be of major importance. “Romania is considered a very important country in European politics, but which has not assumed policy responsibilities. He preferred to be a spectator in the European Union than to be actively involved. I have now seen that a nucleus of very active countries is constituted inside the European Union, which assumes its policies: France, Germany, we see Poland now in this group. Romania must also be a part, to assume responsibilities, to come up with proposals, because the European Union also goes through extremely complicated moments.
After the result of the presidential elections in Poland we will see who wins there. Poland is a strategic ally of Romania, so the partnership with Poland will continue to be extremely important for the two countries, and for the European Union. Obviously, there is a lot to discuss here, but, in the short term, I think, at European and Euroatlantic level, Romania assuming responsibilities, in addition to what it has done so far, is also an important objective for a new administration ”, Ion M. Ioniță also points out.
Nicușor Dan will represent Romania at the NATO Summit in The Hague, where he will have the first opportunity to establish direct contacts with the Trump Administration.
After the withdrawal of Kathleen Kavalec, the appointment “Very fast“Darryl Nirenberg as US ambassador to Bucharest,”It’s a very good signal“, The foreign policy analyst Ștefan Popescu believes, and the relationship with the US must remain a priority.
Undoubtedly, it is desirable to win the second round of the presidential elections in Poland by “A president who has ideological affinities with the President of Romania. But Poland has a stable government, led by a great European personality, Donald Tusk, who supported the President of Romania in the campaign with many messages ”, Explains Stefan Popescu.
