Romanian Prime Minister Accused of Plagiarism

ananyo writes "In a revelation that could bring down the country's government, Romania's Prime Minister, Victor Ponta, stands accused of copying large sections of his 2003 PhD thesis in law from previous publications, without proper reference. Documents compiled by an anonymous whistle-blower indicate more than half of Ponta's 432-page, Romanian-language thesis on the functioning of the International Criminal Court consists of duplicated text. Last month, the country's education and research minister, computer scientist Ioan Mang, resigned following accusations of plagiarism in at least eight papers." Looks like it's contagious.

Re:Governments fall

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

A 'government' is a parliamentary group(sometimes a party, most typically a coalition) large enough to pass whatever the procedural cutoff is for being allowed to put your prime minister in place. It doesn't, in this context, refer to the broader framework in which this occurs.

If the US actually had relevant 3rd parties, it'd be the rough equivalent of the Senate Majority Leader facing a scandal, and then having the alliance between the GOP and the Libertarians or the Democrats and the Greens that gave him the majority collapse, leading to a new Senate Majority Leader.

Not a nothing event; but hardly catastrophic.

Re:Remember kids

[TheSpoom]

Your devolution into "party politics" is a huge part of the problem. Please stop.

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Re:Governments fall

[nospam007]

"How the fuck does plagiarism equate to being corrupt?"

He acted dishonestly in return for a university degree, which is a personal gain.

corrupt/krpt/
Adjective:
Having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.
Verb:
Cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.
Synonyms:
adjective. rotten - depraved - venal - bad - putrid
verb. spoil - pervert - deprave - vitiate - rot - debauch