Romania is actually one of the fastest growing countries in Europe and is upper middle income.<p>In my country (South Africa), 2/3rds of the population voted for a president <i>who is known to be corrupt</i>. He is on the verge of giving his friend (who organized him a bribe) a presidential pardon.<p>What is shocking for me is not that the president is corrupt - but that he has the support of 66% of the population. The majority of the population approves of his corruption. Is there anything redeemable in a country if the majority thinks corruption is okay?