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Romania's far-right candidate takes first round in presidential election with unexpected lead

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With 98-99% of the votes counted, Georgescu has emerged as the frontrunner and has secured a place in a run-off against the second-placed candidate, Elena Lasconi, or possibly Marcel Ciolacu if the numbers hold up. The run-off will determine Romania's next president. Georgescu has expressed contempt for NATO and the European Union and admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin. His anti-system rhetoric has resonated with many Romanians looking for change.

  1. RU
    Dmitry Peskov
    Krem­lin
    1. I can't say that we are very familiar with the worldview of this candidate, as far it concerns relations with our country.
  2. RO
    George Simion
    Alliance for the Unity of Romanians
    1. Together, our scores represent nearly 40% of the vote. It's a vote for sovereignism.
  3. RO
    Calin Georgescu
    Independent
    1. The missile shield is a disgrace. It is not a defense, but a policy of confrontation. It will not bring us peace.
    2. I have voted for the wronged, the humiliated, those who feel they do not matter in this world.
    3. For the unjust, for the humiliated, for those who feel they do not matter and actually matter the most … the vote is a prayer for the nation.
    4. Economic insecurity has turned into political insecurity. My victory reflects the awakening of a people tired of being humiliated.
    5. There is no East or West. There is only Romania and the peace of our people. Our economic and social stability comes from an absolutely necessary neutrality.
  4. RO
    Marcel Ciolacu
    Social Democratic Party
    1. The rules of democracy and the importance of the second round are greater than our personal interests.
  5. RO
    Oana Lungescu
    North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
    1. Any policy and any political actor that changes that risks having not just a major impact on Romania ­itself but also for the security of Europe and of the Euro-Atlantic area.
  6. RO
    Cristian Andrei
    1. You don't have strong candidates or strong leaders … there are weak candidates, weak leaders, and the parties in general are pretty much disconnected.
    2. The mainstream political parties have lost the connection with regular Romanians.
    3. He's just a guy who managed to use the social networks to make himself visible in a void for many Romanians who lost contact with political parties, at least with the elites in Bucharest.
  7. RO
    Cristian Pirvulescu
    1. This is where the establishment parties have led us, first by vehemently denying the existence of a hybrid war and then by falling into it. His chances of winning are high.
    2. Just imagine, we are in a position where we could have a far-right president.
  8. RO
    Claudiu Pandaru
    1. The reality is that the votes that Georgescu got were protest votes against [the] current political class.

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sources

  1. 1.France 24
  2. 2.Le Monde
  3. 3.Al Jazeera
  4. 4.BBC
  5. 5.The Times
  6. 6.CNN
  7. 7.El Paìs
  8. 8.The Times of India
  9. 9.Agence France-Presse
  10. 10.Associated Press
  11. 11.Digi24
  12. 12.G4Mediaro

perspectives

  1. 1.Russian Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Russia-Ukraine War
  3. 3.Election
  4. 4.Protests
  5. 5.Rise of Far-Right in Europe
  6. 6.Social Media
  7. 7.European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen
  8. 8.Multilateralism
  9. 9.Electoral Fraud
  10. 10.Hungary under Viktor Orbán
  11. 11.Enlargement of the European Union

countries

  1. 1.RomaniaRO
  2. 2.Russian FederationRU
  3. 3.UkraineUA
  4. 4.HungaryHU
  5. 5.United StatesUS
  6. 6.Moldova, Republic ofMD
  7. 7.SlovakiaSK
  8. 8.BelgiumBE
  9. 9.ChinaCN
  10. 10.GermanyDE
  11. 11.FranceFR

organizations

  1. 1.TikTok
  2. 2.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
  3. 3.Alliance for the Unity of Romanians
  4. 4.Social Democratic Party
  5. 5.Save Romania Union
  6. 6.Krem­lin
  7. 7.European Union
  8. 8.United Nations
  9. 9.National Liberal Party
  10. 10.Central Election Bureau
  11. 11.Expert Forum
  12. 12.Facebook

persons

  1. 1.Calin GeorgescuRO
  2. 2.Elena LasconiRO
  3. 3.Marcel CiolacuRO
  4. 4.George SimionRO
  5. 5.Dmitry PeskovRU
  6. 6.Klaus IohannisRO
  7. 7.Vladimir PutinRU
  8. 8.Cristian AndreiRO
  9. 9.Cristian PirvulescuRO
  10. 10.Viktor OrbanHU
  11. 11.Alexandru Stelu Ghita
  12. 12.Corneliu Zelea Codreanu

technicals

  1. 1.Black Sea
  2. 2.Christianity
  3. 3.World War II
  4. 4.Crimea Peninsula
  5. 5.Holocaust
  6. 6.anti-Semitism
  7. 7.Trans-Atlantic Partnership