Tolontan Draws Parallelsโข Between Romanian Campaign Tactics and MoldovaS Election, Posing a Starkโข Choice toโข Voters
Bucharest – Romanian journalist Cฤtฤlin Tolontan has weighed in on โฃthe upcoming elections in the Republic of Moldova, drawing a provocative analogy to recent political maneuvering witnessed โคduring theโฃ Romanian election campaign. In a piece published on golazo.ro, Tolontan questions which type of leader Moldovan voters should trust, framing the decision as a choice between thoseโฃ who prioritize grand narratives and self-preservation versus those focused on community and tangible action.
Tolontan’s analysis stems โfrom observing calin Georgescu, a Romanian political figure, โ”vampire the image of some athletes” – specifically national heroes like Nadia Comฤneci, Gheorghe Hagi, and ivan Patzaichin – during the Romanian campaign. He highlights โขPatzaichin, the Olympic canoeing champion, as a figure who embodied humility and a focus on local impact, contrasting this with Georgescu’s perceived self-serving rhetoric.
“Patzaichin, who really meant something forโข the country, did not use bigโค words, did not refer to Romania, but toโ the people next to him, to communities and simple actions,” Tolontanโ wrote. He noted Patzaichin’s absence as a loss, emphasizing the โcontrast with Georgescu’s approach.
The article then pivots to a discussion of Russian โขPresidentโ Vladimir Putin, referencing aโ recently reported conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding life extension and organ transplantation.A Hotnews.ro report detailed the exchange, where Putin suggestedโฃ “people can even reach โฃimmortality.” Tolontan questions the ethical implications โคof a leader pursuing longevity โwhile presiding over a conflict resulting in the deaths of young soldiers. Heโ posits a connectionโค between leadership and national life expectancy,noting Russia’s life expectancyโ is comparable to that โคof Haiti.
Tolontan directly links these observations to the Moldovan election, warning that handing power to leaders of Putin’s ilk would be detrimental. “Those who think aboutโฃ giving Moldova again in Russia’s hands to this kind of president โคandโ government will go without wanting,” he asserts.โข
Concluding with a pointed question, Tolontan asks voters to โคconsider who they would choose for their “football team” โฃ- those who boast and seek power, like Georgescu and โคPlahotniuc, or thoseโข who prioritize trust and collective effort. He suggests that a leader’s inability toโฃ foster trust within a small team isโค indicative of their unsuitability for leading a country.
