The former prime minister and one of the most powerful and long-lived presidents in the history of the PSD harshly condemned the party bathed in opulence organized in Timișoara by the head of the CJ, Alfred Simonis. Adrian Năstase criticizes his former party colleagues in unflattering tones for “letting the press film” and said that he “thinks with horror what the former communist Iliescu would have said”.
The event in the family of the former head of the Chamber of Deputies sparked a huge wave of national indignation after images appeared of outfits costing tens of thousands of euros and artists who put the social-democratic budget of the organizers to a hard test.
The party in Timișoara hosted by Alfred Simonis attracted the attention of the whole country, especially through the outfits of tens of thousands of euros of the girlfriends or wives of party colleagues who came to the christening and to enjoy Al Bano live. A special case is that of Ciolacu’s partner, who caused a real epic in the public space through her clothing.
Initially, the media reported that the fur would have cost over 15,000 euros, but former Prime Minister Ciolacu jumped to the defense of his girlfriend and even at the risk of embarrassing her for wearing “fake” clothes, he claimed with evidence that it would have been only 500 euros.
“I was thinking with horror what Ion Iliescu would have said”
“It was a very uninspired story. Of course, the money baptism decision was taken before the elections. Some said that it was an organized story on the occasion of entering the government. I suspect that the decision was earlier. But it was an unfortunate decision to call the press to film this whole story”, declared the former leader of the PSD on an online show hosted by Gândul.
The former prime minister also criticized the musical tastes of the organizers, also in the intervention from the aforementioned publication:
“Basically, because I think this is the most important thing, I am not a big follower of Albano. Albano is not a member of the PSD. But Albano was interesting in the days of the FSN. I don’t think that, at this moment, Albano is the pinnacle. I don’t mix things up. In the end, each to his own musical tastes. But I think that, from the desire of each to show that he comes in a more elegant setting, he has reached a situation that, obviously, will now need a very strong drug.”
The former head of the Victoria Palace also thought about the founding father of the PSD, the former communist Ion Iliescu:
“I don’t know what this medicine will be. I was thinking with horror what Ion Iliescu would have said if he had seen these images. I remember certain moments from the past, which you probably also remember.”
“It is clear that it was too much. It was opulence. It was an image that will remain. These people have political experience, because they have been in office for a long time. However, they did not think about this context either. You have 11 ministers in the government. Everyone is watching you,” Nastase warned.
Many analysts pointed out in the public space, after the appearance of the images, that the party in Timișoara reminded, rather, of the feasts given by nababi or vatafi.
How much would it have cost the artists called to entertain the PSD leaders
At Simionis’ party there were at least three artists that the media found out about. None of them could ever make it to a wedding or baptism organized by working-class Romanians. The reason? The fees they charge for a “singing” of several tens of minutes.
For example, the press reports that the Romanian Theo Rose, just for the band, asks no less than 5,000 euros, and with all the costs related to accommodation, transport and the artist’s fee, the amount jumps far from 10,000 euros.
Damian Drăghici, together with his band, does not let himself be inferior. According to public information, the artist demands at least 10 national average salaries for an appearance.
About how much Al Bano’s performance would have cost, including private plane transportation, luxury accommodation and all the necessary things, it is not even worth going into details, it is certainly an amount with several zeros.
