The Social-Democrat Party, or PSD, in opposition, started Friday a full-scale offensive against the center-right Government, in the wake of a Parliament vote Wednesday on the no-confidence motion it filed. The PSD attack was timed to take the media by storm, with press conferences in Bucharest, at 1 p.m.; in all county subsidiaries, at 2 p.m., and with all party members handing out leaflets in the street, at 3 p.m. Friday.
"Deeds and lies of the orange alliance of liberals and democrats" is the title of the PSD manifesto, issued exactly after 500 days since the four-party alliance took office.