sentences:  Romania's consular services were faulted for not intervening in his defense.In autumn 2006, he was selected by TVR 1 to take part in the televised poll to determine the greatest Romanian, during which he was to showcase the career of "Conducător" Ion Antonescu, Romania's World War II dictator; the public had already selected Antonescu as one of the top 10 entries.Like other intellectuals chosen to take part in the campaign, each supporting a particular entry, Cioroianu narrated a short documentary film, and was subsequently involved in debates on the TVR 1 set (during two separate rounds of voting).