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A far-right populist and a reformist will face off in Romania's presidential runoff
Romania's political landscape is reeling after a little-known, far-right populist secured the first round in the presidential election.
Who is Calin Georgescu, the far-right populist who won the 1st round of Romania's presidential race?
Most polls predicted Calin Georgescu to win less than 10% of the vote in the first round of Romania’s presidential election
Calin Georgescu, the Far-Right Outsider Who Could Be Romania's New President
BUCHAREST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Calin Georgescu, who has stunned Romania and its European allies by leading the first round of the eastern European country's presidential election, is a far-right, self-styled outsider critical of NATO and of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Romania picks far-right candidate Calin Georgescu in presidential first round
The pro-Russian nationalist candidate Calin Georgescu had racked up a definitive 350,000 vote lead in an upset in Romania's presidential election as counting in the first round wound to a finish Monday.
Far-right candidate takes shock lead in Romania presidential election
Calin Georgescu, a critic of the EU and Nato, looks set to face the pro-Europe prime minister in the second round.
Who is Romania's surprise hard-right presidential candidate?
Calin Georgescu, a Romanian hard-right NATO critic, appeared in a dead heat with leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu after the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, partial tallies showed,
Far-right candidate tops first-round of Romania's presidential poll
Romania's political landscape is reeling after a little-known, far-right populist secured the first round in Sunday's presidential election, going from an obscure candidate to beating the incumbent prime minister.
Video: Calin Georgescu takes shock lead in Romania’s presidential election
Calin Georgescu takes shock lead in Romania’s presidential election A far-right, pro-Russia candidate has won the first round of Romania’s presidential elections. Calin Georgescu has defied the polls and surprised the political establishment.
Ultranationalist Leads First Round of Romania’s Presidential Election
Calin Georgescu, who had been widely dismissed as a fringe extremist, won the most votes on Sunday. He will probably face a ...
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New US air defense platoon drills in Romania as its lawmakers weigh threat of Russian drone incursions
An American air defense platoon has been monitoring NATO’s eastern flank for more than a week from an undisclosed location in ...
Pro-Putin Newcomer Delivers Shock to Romania’s Establishment
A little-known pro-Russian candidate was set to win the first round of Romania’s presidential election after an unprecedented ...
Romania Premier Ciolacu Concedes Defeat In Presidential Vote
Romania's pro-European Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said Monday his party "won't challenge" the narrow result that showed him eliminated from the country's presidential election, announcing his ...
Romania’s pro-Putin shooting star went viral on TikTok
The pro-Putin, far-right politician who surprisingly won the first round of Romania’s presidential elections on Sunday had recently gone viral on social media without pollsters registering his surge.
Why did left-leaning Romania swing towards far-right? Why it chose populist leader over AUR
The recent Romanian election left many surprised after a relatively unknown far-right politician took the lead over the ...
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Upset election results shake up Romania's political landscape
In the first round of the presidential elections in Romania, the current Prime Minister and leader of the PSD party, Marcel ...