Κάποτε παρονομάστηκε ως "Δισταθής" (Razgandeanul) και "Ανθρωπάκι" (Moliceanul) της Ρουμανικής πολιτικής.
Once he was nicknamed "The Flip-Flopper" (Razgandeanul) and "The Weakling" (Moliceanul) of Romanian politics.