Historical victory of the opposition in Japan

Change to what extent?

August 30 marked a tremendous change in Japanese politics. After the disolution of the House of Representatives and the call for general elections, the opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), came out as the clear winner gaining the majority of the seats in dispute. It is still left to be seen to what extent will politics in Japan change, once the opposition gains power from the following days on... full story


By ANDRES MACIAS
from Tokyo, JAPAN

Personal View: Romania at the dawn of Presidential elections

Current President: from the past. Future President: who?

No one is a good candidate, because Romania is too corrupt. Politicians and judges have salaries only dreamt of by ordinary people and every person that gets a hand on some power uses it for its own good. The people are tired and stopped believing promises and false smiles a long time ago. For them, there is no hope; they can rely only on themselves... full story


By ROXANA CIUPARIU
from Bucharest, ROMANIA