Boss, grab a coffee and sit down, 'cause I'm about to tell you what Viorica Dăncilă has spilled! You know she was the first female prime minister in Romania's history, right? Now, after stepping out of the spotlight, she's spoken like a woman who's seen and been through it all. And, bro, what she's saying ain't pretty.
She says she's breathing easier now, that without that pressure from Victoria Palace, it's a whole different ballgame. Sure, me and Mioara argue about who takes out the trash, but she, poor thing, had an entire country on her shoulders. She says it was a relief to break free from protocol. I get it—when I escape my wife and mother-in-law for a week, I feel like a new man.
But here's the part that made me jump out of my seat: misogyny, bro! Even in the PSD, where the ladies are heavy hitters, her colleagues would tell her: 'You work hard, you're fair, but you're a woman.' Well, damn if that ain't true! I've heard the same crap at Fane's terrace: 'Women belong in the kitchen, not at the controls!' Shameful, bro, let's be real!
And now comes the betrayal. That's what hurts her the most, she says. When the government fell via a no-confidence motion, five PSD deputies voted against her. Five! People she supported, brought into the party. Two of them became deputies, three heads of agencies. Man, it's like a Caragiale play, with 'politics is a scam.' That's how it goes, bro: your own betray you, then they laugh behind your back.
In Ozanai Barabancea's podcast, Viorica also said the pressure was enormous, that you can't fight 'you have no education' and other nasty words. It's one thing to be prime minister, another to be attacked from all sides. And she tried to be fair, no compromises. But that didn't sit well with some. You know how it is around here—if you don't get in on the schemes, you're guilty.
Now, Viorica seems at peace. She says what matters is what you leave behind. Good for her, bro, for having the guts to speak up. When I hear her, it reminds me of what Mioara says: 'You, Costel, are all talk, but when it comes to action, you bail!' Well, Viorica walked the walk, even if some betrayed her. So I'm off to explain to Ioana what I've learned about betrayal, after Relu stole my tile order and blamed it on me.
