La rhétorique révolutionnaire et démocratique comme ressource de légitimité. Eléments du discours des (ex)communistes roumains en décembre 1989

The article analyzes how Romania’s former communist elites used revolutionary and democratic rhetoric in December 1989 to legitimize their rapid takeover of power. Alexandru Gussi shows that the regime collapsed abruptly, creating a symbolic “revolutionary” moment that masked deep institutional continuity. The National Salvation Front invoked democracy, elections, and the idea of a “power vacuum” to justify its authority, while controversies over “terrorists” and violence reveal unresolved ambiguities surrounding the Romanian Revolution. THIS ABSTRACT IS GENERATED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.