▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 4 ▁period . ▁Like ▁the ▁other ▁main stream ▁publications , ▁A dev ăr ul ▁supported ▁the ▁P SD - back ed ▁I on ▁I lies cu ▁in ▁the ▁president ial ▁election ▁run off ▁of ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁against ▁the ▁ult ra - n ational ist ▁rival ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Roman ia ▁Party , ▁Corn eli u ▁V ad im ▁T ud or . ▁In ▁this ▁context , ▁it ▁not ably ▁published ▁a ▁piece ▁question ing ▁T ud or ' s ▁self - ident ification ▁as ▁a ▁firm ▁ad her ent ▁of ▁Roman ian ▁Orth odox y , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁he ▁presented ▁himself ▁to ▁foreign ers ▁as ▁a ▁Bapt ist ▁Union ▁ad her ent . ▁ ▁Op in ions ▁vary ▁about ▁the ▁gaz ette ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁P SD ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁legisl ative ▁election , ▁which ▁consec r ated ▁the ▁social ists ' ▁return ▁in ▁government . ▁Some ▁comment ators ▁see ▁A dev ăr ul ▁as ▁a ▁sta unch ▁critic ▁of ▁the ▁resulting ▁cabinet ▁and ▁of ▁P SD ▁policy - maker ▁Ad rian ▁N ă st ase . ▁However , ▁journalist ▁and ▁academic ▁Man uela ▁Pre ote asa ▁highlight s ▁the ▁P SD ' s ▁" press ure ▁on ▁the ▁media ", ▁and ▁includes ▁A dev ăr ul ▁among ▁ven ues ▁which , ▁" app ar ently ▁critical ▁toward ▁P SD ▁[...] ▁avoided ▁critic izing ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁leaders ".