Talk:Nicolae Ceaușescu
I have removed this from this article for obvious reasons - it's not about Nicolae Ceausescu. Somebody might want to move this to another arthicle though. Zocky 12:06 Feb 6, 2003 (UTC)
Mr. Iliescu's period in power was marked by widespread corruption and a failure to apply much needed economic reforms. The centrist coalition, which replaced his presidency in 1996, also failed to take the country forward, and expended much time and effort to internal quarrels. Mr. Iliescu has been enticing Romania's poor and disadvantaged - including the industrial working class. But he has also attracted votes from centrists, desperate to keep out the far-right candidate, Corneliu Vadim Tudor. Mr. Iliescu says he wants Romania to join the European Union - but "with dignity".