Romanian opposition has a 'clinical obsession' with ousting president Basescu

Following the Romanian presidential elections in December 2009, in which Traian Basescu won a second term in office, the Romanian opposition has devoted itself to ousting the president.

The leaders of the main opposition parties – Crin Antonescu from the National Liberal Party (PNL) and Victor Ponta from the Social Democrats (PSD) – have exploited every imaginable topic and occasion over the past year to raise doubts about Mr Basescu.

This is not an ideological issue. In fact, an ...