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Presidential election in Romania: right -wing populist by far
As in the previous year, an extremely right candidate wins the first round of the presidential election in Romania. Whether he actually comes into office will decide on May 18.
In Romania, the extremely right -wing candidate George Simion won the first round of the presidential election at a large distance, but missed an absolute majority. The decision about the future president is therefore made in a runoff election on May 18. Simion is likely to compete against the second-placed Crin Antonescu in the first round, who is supported by the bourgeois-social democratic government coalition.
According to the central electoral office, Simion received around 40 percent of the votes cast, Antonescu 21 percent. The independent mayor Nicusor Dan came in third place with around 18 percent. So far, three quarters of the polling stations have been counted. “We wrote history together, we are approaching an excellent result,” said Simion in a speech spread on TV.
Presidential election of 2024 was canceled
In the first round of the presidential election in November 2024, the right -wing extremist Kremlin friend Calin Georgescu surprisingly received the most votes. However, the constitutional court declared the result invalid due to irregularities in campaign financing. The court also banned a new presidential candidacy Georgescus. The public prosecutor’s office has been investigating him since the end of February.
The declared goal of Simion is to have “justice” for Georgescu in the event of his election victory. He did not rule out Georgescu to the office of Prime Minister.
In Romania, a member of the European Union and NATO, the President determines the guidelines of foreign and security policy.
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Source: Stern
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