BUCHAREST, Romania — More than 10,000 Romanians gathered in the capital and thousands in other cities Sunday to protest government plans for legislation that critics say will weaken efforts to root out corruption. The bill also would give Romania’s justice minister the job of naming the country’s top prosecutors, currently a main function of the presidency. Tavi Carder, 49, a manager at a private transport company, was among the participants at the Bucharest demonstration. Tavi Carder“We are very angry … This government is incompetent,” Carder said. Similar events were held in at least a dozen cities around Romania and abroad.

Source: National Post November 05, 2017 18:43 UTC