Pro-Russia candidate wins first round of Romania's presidential elections
Calin Georgescu’s surprise victory means the current pro-West prime minister will not make it to the election runoff.
Romania shocked after presidential election’s first round
Romania’s first round of presidential elections was on Sunday. Right-wing populist Calin Georgescu secured the majority of votes. A relatively unknown political outsider, Georgescu was not favored to win by pollsters.
Shock in Romania after little-known, far-right populist secures lead in presidential election
Calin Georgescu, running as an independent candidate for president, speaks to media after registering his bid in the country's presidential elections, in Bucharest, Romania.
Romania in shock after far-right candidate wins first round of presidential election
A far-right and little-known NATO critic has won the first round of Romania's presidential election after polls predicted he would win less than 10% of the vote.
Shock Presidential Showdown: Georgescu vs. Lasconi in Romania
Romania's presidential election heads into a run-off between hard-right Calin Georgescu and centre-right Elena Lasconi, challenging the pro-Western stance amid economic challenges. Georgescu's unexpected success shocks political landscapes,
Pro-Russia TikTok candidate takes surprise lead in Romanian elections
A pro-Russian critic of Nato has taken the lead in the first round of Romania’s presidential elections, in a shock result that could upend its support for Ukraine.
A nightmare turn in Romania’s presidential elections
With the victory of Călin Georgescu, Romania enters its darkest possible scenario: a violently anti-Western, pro-Russian, neo-fascist, and anti-Semitic
Romania holds a presidential election Sunday that could narrow to nationalist and leftist candidates
Romanians will vote Sunday in a presidential election that looks likely to pit a far-right nationalist party leader against the leftist prime minister in a runoff in two weeks.
A far-right populist shocks Romania by heading into the presidential runoff
Romania is reeling after a little-known, far-right populist secured the first round in the presidential election
Romania in shock after a far-right populist enters presidential runoff with most votes
Romania’s political landscape is reeling after a little-known, far-right populist secured the first round in the presidential election, going from an obscure candidate to beating the incumbent prime m
Far-right candidate takes shock lead in Romania presidential election
Campaigning focused largely on the soaring cost of living, with Romania having the EU's biggest share of people at risk of poverty. Exit polls released earlier on Sunday suggested that Ciolacu had a commanding lead,
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.
Georgescu's early showing stuns Romania and allies
Georgescu bases his own expertise on his past work in the Romanian Foreign Ministry, and in a number of think tanks and NGOs ...
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“Legionnaire” most searched word after first round of presidential elections in Romania
Legionnaire” was the most searched word by Romanians on the night of November 24, after the first round of the presidential ...
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 ...