Legacy
In one way or another, the National Salvation Front had and still has a major impact on the post-1989 Romanian politics. The parties that emerged from the National Salvation Front (the Social Democratic Party, at that time Party of Social Democracy in Romania - PDSR, and the Democratic Liberal Party, at that time Democdatic Party - PD) governed or participated in government coalitions from 1990 until today. Also the current Romanian President Traian Băsescu entered politics as an FSN member and served as Minister of Transportation in several FSN governments. It is worth quoting what Băsescu (from the Democratic Party) remarked rhetorically in a live TV debate with Adrian Năstase (from the Social Democratic Party) before the 2004 run-off presidential election:
"You know what Romania's greatest curse is right now? It's that Romanians have to choose between two former Communist Party members."
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