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
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
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 liberal opponent in the second round on Dec. 8.
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.
Calin Georgescu, the far-right outsider who could be Romania's new president
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 cracks the door open to surprise ultranationalist presidential candidate
In what may go down as one of Europe's more stunning election cycles in years, a largely unknown illiberal ultranationalist infused with conspiracy theories won the first round of presidential elections in Romania.
Far-right candidate takes shock lead in Romania presidential election
With more than 99% of votes counted, ultranationalist Calin Georgescu was on 23%, followed by centre-right candidate Elena Lasconi of the Save Romania Union and populist social democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, the pre-election favourite.
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 backlash against establishment candidates left Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu facing elimination.
Who is Calin Georgescu, 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.
In Election Shock, Romanian Far-Right NATO Critic Set to Contest Presidential Run-Off
A hard-right critic of NATO who has praised Russia is set to face a centre-right opposition leader in a presidential election run-off in Romania that could undermine its pro-Western stance after a shock outcome in the first-round vote.
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Romania’s far-right, pro-Russian lurch spells big trouble for EU and NATO
The victory of ultranationalist Călin Georgescu is sparking fear that Romania could slide into the growing pro-Moscow camp.
Georgescu's early showing stuns Romania and allies
An independent candidate with a nationalist background has stunned Romania and alarmed its allies by coming first in the ...
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 ...