Hi, Joanna. My impression is that the Communists reincarnated as SocDems have had electoral successes because they promised to represent the interests of those who had been hurt by reforms. That is certainly the case in Moldova. It's where Putin gets his popularity from (although he was never in the Soviet elite).
> > > >Where former communist leaders are in power, it is the result of their > >experience, not in managing an economy or running a country, but in > >administering the impulse to capitalist restoration. > > > >dms > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Chris Doss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > >>I don't know about the Romanian situation in particular, but one reason > >> > >> > >why former "Communist" leaders are in power thruought EE is that they are > >the only ones with experience in actually running a country. > > > > > > > > >
