Romanian Far-Right Candidate Takes Surprise Lead in Presidential Election
In Romania, the far-right nationalist Călin Georgescu shocked pollsters as he gathered the highest number of votes — around 23% — in the country’s presidential election, knocking Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu out of the race.
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Opinion: Georgescu’s rise exposes the fragility of Romania’s pro-European consensusThe meteoric rise of hardcore nationalist Călin Georgescu in Romania’s first-round presidential election over the weekend is ...
The shock win of ultranationalist independent candidate Călin Georgescu in the first round of the presidential elections ...
A Russia-supporting vaccine skeptic who praises his country’s WWII fascist leaders won a shock first-round victory in Romania ...
The European Union’s sixth most populous country is grappling with a pressing question: how did an unknown far-right leader, ...
Reformist Elena Lasconi (USR) and far-right independent Călin Georgescu, both of which upended the Romanian political scene ...
Who is Georgescu? The 62-year-old previously studied at the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in ...
How did the anti-Western candidate Călin Georgescu rise to the top of the presidential polls? There are numerous causes ...
“Călin Georgescu, a pro-Russian candidate who admires Putin and undermines Ukraine’s legitimacy, would be a dangerous choice ...
The independent nationalist beat all expectations by winning the first round of the presidential elections in Romania on Sunday. #EuropeNews ...
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With 99.9% of votes counted, Lasconi will face an independent hard-right NATO critic in a Dec. 8 run-off vote, in a shock result that threatens Romania's staunchly pro-Ukraine stance.
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