Editorial

Preoccupied with changing, overnight, the defeat into a victory, PSD (Social Democrat Party) leaders engaged the party into a risky political adventure. The "Tour for exploring" the options the other parties have, in order to build up a "transparent parliamentary majority" - in fact an older trap political adversaries set to PSD - may turn out bad for Geoana's party, and particularly for its leaders.

Pretty seriously wounded in the 19 May game, the Social Democrats come again unprepared on the playground. They have, instead, great plans. They talk about entering to governing, sketches different Executive formulas, figure out votes of censure and even early elections. Seen as from the perspective of a 30% parliamentary force PSD relies on, these are legitimate objectives and seem doable. However, do they also bring benefits?

Let's start with the coming to governing. We have limited combinations here, as, for instance, it is impossible with PD (Democrat Party) and/or PRM (Greater Romania Party). See the recommendation made by the European Socialists in the meaning of a non-association with the Democrats; see, also the drilling they applied to Geoana last year, when the latter announced the collaboration protocol with Vadim's party. Moreover, we shouldn't forget that PSD's argument in backing up the current Cabinet was just the removal of the "biggest evil" (PD) from Victoria Palace. Nothing remains but the version of a marriage with the Liberals. This one is also quite improbable, as both parties would run the risk of diluting their electorate, which is already being thinned down just before a wave of unprecedented series of elections: Euro-parliamentary, local, parliamentary and presidential.

The vote of censure can be initiated without problems, but the next steps are more difficult to manage. When they guaranteed for the second Tariceanu Government, the Social Democrats imposed their conditions, namely: an increase of the absorption of community funds up to the average level of the countries that have already acceded EU, the finalizing and the implementation of the post-accession programme, the depolitization of Justice and the continuation of fight against corruption. Theoretically, PSD may now express its dissatisfaction with the performances recorded one area or the other and decisively contribute to pulling down the Cabinet. The answer to the question "what next?" must be searched for in an analysis of "coming to governing" and, unless it is found, into the early election scenario, which is brought into debate for nothing every time a more serious political disorder appears. In reality, early elections are not really wanted by any party, except for, probably, PD, that got to 52% in the latest opinion polls.

Geoana's team has decided to turn PSD into a "player" party at an inappropriate time, without counting seriously the risks of this action. There are few months left up to the elections for the European Parliament and the polls show that PSD will send fewer representatives than before into the Socialists' group. An electoral failure, fed by the discontent of its activists, will have a devastating effect for the current leadership. Geoana will be blamed for, among others, the great missed projects or abandoned, for trying to "reform" the party with Iliescu, Hrebenciuc and Vanghelie. Although they seem at high peak, the members of the Group from Cluj - Geoana's advisors in making some controversial decisions - don't appear to have a bright future as well. Then, who might take over the reins of this vicious party? Adrian Nastase is waiting at the corner, with Aunt Tamara's heritage more transparent than ever. Is PSD going back to where it has started from?

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