Here's the new prime ministerial candidate

Three times is the Hungarian charm, but we're in Romania, so today Nicușor Dan comes up with an extra one: he names the prime ministerial candidate, the fourth since May 5th. There isn't a single analyst in this country who could take the newly named candidate any more seriously than any of the previous three, but we're going to act as if we're on the edge of our seats anyway — here come the haggling, the vote-counting, the ministerial hearings, and then the parliamentary vote, all over again.

Dan promised the big announcement for nine o'clock; based on past experience, it's not his clock you should set yours by.

as you can see, at 9:00 p.m. they hadn't even switched on the presidential administration's channel yet.

well, there it is after all

sound, of course? that's a luxury.

So let's take a look together at the empty presidential lectern

Luca Niculescu

She's the lucky one who may end up bleeding out in yet another round of parliamentary boxing. Luca is a diplomat.