Surprise in Romania when a Russian supporter, who had received 5% of the votes in polls, won the election

The results would highlight surveys that did not indicate a demographic trend. For example, some of them estimated that the winner, Georgescu, would receive only 5% support. Participation was 52.5%Before the second round of elections, parliamentary elections will be held on December 1, in which it will be decided which party or coalition will lead the Romanian government for the next four years.

Radical candidate George Simeone, leader of the Nationalist Coalition for Romanian Union, would have received 15% of the vote, an unexpected result, given that it was expected that he might even go to the second round. Simeone has shown his admiration for Trump, Meloni, and Polish far-right leader, Jaroslaw Kaczyński.

According to analysts of the Romanian network Antena24, Georgescu’s candidacy has received a boost. Deep dissatisfaction with traditional politics

His message, on issues of sovereignty and defense of national interests, resonated with a significant part of the Romanian electorate, reports EP. Additionally, Georgescu, an engineer by profession, has been the face of a major campaign on social networks, especially the TikTok platform.

romania is in one critical economic situationFor this reason, the current Prime Minister, Marcel Ciolacu, focused his election campaign on increasing public spending, despite the fact that the country has the largest budget deficit of all those belonging to the EU, all while increasing taxes. Without. In international politics Ciolacu continued to support NATO’s position against Russia in the Ukraine War. His rival, Calin Georgescu, assured that the Alliance would not defend any European country if faced an attack from Moscow and that the installation of part of the anti-missile shield in his country was a “diplomatic shame”.

for its part, LasconiA journalist by profession, he joined the Save Romania union (USR) in 2018. His program highlights increased defense spending and believes it is worth continuing to help the Kiev government against Moscow. Failed polls indicated that he would win in the second round whenever he faced Ciolacu.

Country Shares 650 km border with Ukraine And this is important so that Ukrainian exports, mainly agricultural, can leave the country without suffering from Russian attacks, as is the case with its maritime exports through the Black Sea.