Why Romania’s protests have failed to bring about real change
By Lisa J Walters, on 20 September 2018
Dr Daniel Brett, Teaching Fellow in Social and Political Science, UCL SSEES
(This blog was originally posted on LSE’s Europe Blog on 19 September 2018.)
Romania has experienced large anti-government protests on multiple occasions in the last few years, most recently in August this year. Yet as Daniel Brett explains, the achievements of these protests have been modest and short-lived, with the country’s ruling Social Democratic Party still maintaining power. He highlights that while the protesters and opposition parties may be united in their opposition to corruption, they have radically different views on social and economic issues, hampering their ability to change the direction of Romanian politics.