News Focus: President Iohannis' shock resignation reflected online
The last week has brought a shift in the media and political agenda, following President Iohannis' announcement of his resignation. The launch of procedures to ensure the interim, the multitude of political reactions, but also the analysis of the merits or faults of Klaus Iohannis' terms in office have monopolized the public debate, a dynamic also reflected in the online space.
According to data analyzed with the help of NewsVibe, an AI-supported online monitoring and analytics platform, February 10, when Klaus Iohannis announced his intention to resign, was the day when the most online mentions about him in the last 12 months were recorded, cumulatively generating the highest estimated public impact over this time frame.
Although there have been other moments over the past year when the president's name has attracted attention - such as a run for NATO secretary general or talk of a possible run for a Senate seat - none have had the online reach that his decision to resign has generated.
Graphic NewsVibe. Evolution in the number of mentions of Klaus Iohannis and their total impact over the last year
Predominant sources
At the level of the most relevant online sources mentioning Klaus Iohannis in the last week, major news websites and generalist platforms stand out, as well as Facebook pages belonging to such media sources.
The websites stiripesurse.ro, Ziare.com, Gândul, PS News and Adevărul, as well as the Facebook page of Ziare.com, each with over 80 mentions of the name Klaus Iohannis, stand out among these. The volume of mentions, however, is high for all the sources in the top 15, none of which has fewer than 60 mentions of the former president.
Grafic NewsVibe. Top relevant web sources that covered Klaus Iohannis in the last week
Top keywords mentioned
The most frequently invoked entities in the articles from web sources and Facebook posts mentioning President Iohannis' name are, first and foremost, those directly related to the resignation event: Romania, Ilie Bolojan (who took over the interim office), Palatul Cotroceni (the seat of the Presidential Administration) and the office of president.
There are also associations with other established names in politics, such as Crin Antonescu, Marcel Ciolacu, Traian Băsescu, or the main parties of the governing coalition, PNL and PSD.
The Senate also had a fairly high visibility, since Ilie Bolojan, as interim president, took over this position from the position of head of the Senate, which procedurally led to an interim also for the function of this Chamber of the Romanian Parliament.
Last but not least, there are also associations with the Courtea Constituțională a României, an institution involved in the procedures for vacating the office of President and establishing the interim office.
Graphic NewsVibe. Top entities mentioned in association with Klaus Iohannis in the last week
Emoji and Hashtag
The most commonly used emoji in Facebook posts where Klaus Iohannis was mentioned symbolize state of alert, breaking news, goals achieved, Romania or news.
Grafic NewsVibe. Top emoji used on Facebook in conversations about Klaus Iohannis in the last week
The most frequently associated hashtags in Facebook posts in which Klaus Iohannis was mentioned are, besides his name, #romania, #iliebolojan, #president or #demise. Predictably, the recent social media conversation about Klaus Iohannis has been heavily marked by his decision to step down as president of Romania.
Grafic NewsVibe. Top hashtags used on Facebook in conversations about Klaus Iohannis in the last week
Local resources
Of the more than 7700 total mentions of Klaus Iohannis in the last 7 days, more than 2100 came from local sources. Their greatest interest was in counties such as Constanța, Sibiu, Cluj, Iași, Brașov or Timiș.
In general, there is a higher interest from sources in the Center, West and North of Romania, while interest is lower in Eastern Muntenia, Southern Moldavia, as well as in Harghita and Covasna counties.
Grafic NewsVibe. Relevant local sources who mentioned Klaus Iohannis in the last week
An analysis of mentions of Klaus Iohannis over the past week reflects significant interest both nationally and locally generated by his decision to resign. Online conversations have been dominated by recent events and political and institutional associations, marking an important shift in the agenda in recent days.
*****Summary compiled using a monitoring feed provided by NewsVibe Romania. The analysis, data and images presented were enhanced with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence tools.
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