Romanian drama: the mayor, the soprano and the champion
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania is gripped by a political soap opera featuring French Open tennis champion Simona Halep, a world-famous soprano and the mayor of Bucharest.
Following Halep’s win in Paris this weekend, Bucharest Mayor Gabriela Firea — a key member of the country’s ruling Social Democratic Party — held a grand ceremony at a sports arena to give Halep the keys to the city.
Thousands cheered Halep, but when the mayor began to speak, she was booed.
Firea retorted that groups allied to Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros had conspired to “compromise the event.”