Civil society against extremism

Case study on 2000 Romanian general elections

Abstract

In this work we will try to prove that, after the first round of the general elections in Romania, which took place on 26th of November 2000, the strong reaction of the civil society against the second candidate remained in the race for the Presidency of Romania, Corneliu Vadim Tudor, block the rise of his popularity and, consequently, to lowed his chances to become the President of Romania. We will assume that this reaction was effective. In addition, we will analyze the genesis and the ethical and political implications of this reaction.