Mais uma sobre a Casa Real da Romênia: matéria sobre as comemorações dos 91 anos de Sua Majestade o Rei Michael. Segundo um site de notícias italiano, o atual presidente romeno (que, por razões óbvias, é contra a restauração) já teria admitido que ele será o último presidente daquele país, pois a república estaria em vias de acabar (não chequei a informação).

Por mais distante que a restauração pareça estar, ainda há esperança. Senão para o velho Michael, certamente para seus descendentes.

Romania government honors ex-king on 91st birthday

By Ioana Patran | Reuters – Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Reuters/Reuters – Romania’s former king Michael waves to his supporters after a ceremony in downtown Bucharest October 25, 2012. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania renamed a square in central Bucharest after former King Michael to celebrate his 91st birthday on Thursday, 65 years after Soviet-backed communists forced him to abdicate.

Although a return to monarchy is not on the public agenda in the EU member state, Romanian politicians are divided over their attitudes towards Michael. While right-wing President Traian Basescu has criticized the former king for leaving the throne and last year did not attend Michael’s first speech in parliament since his 1947 abdication, a leftist government showed support for the former monarch. Continuar lendo →