Romania, Calin Georgescu

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.
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 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.
A far-right populist shocks Romania by heading into the presidential runoff
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
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 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,
Romania hard-right candidate, centre-right leader head for presidential run-off vote
A Romanian hard-right NATO critic and centre-right opposition party leader will likely face each other in a Dec. 8 presidential run-off vote, results showed, in an unexpected outcome that threatens Romania's staunchly pro-Ukraine stance.
Romanian Centre-Right Leader Makes It to Dec. 8 Presidential Run-Off Vote, Preliminary Count Shows
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.
Romania's Presidential Election Shocker: Hard-Right Gains Momentum
The Romanian presidential elections have resulted in an unexpected scenario with hard-right NATO critic Calin Georgescu and leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu neck-and-neck. Georgescu's unexpected rise challenges Romania's pro-Ukraine stance as voters focus on economic issues and security amid tensions with Russia.
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,
Romania announces results of exit polls in presidential elections: Who is leading
Romania has announced the results of exit polls in the presidential election. Preliminary results indicate that Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and liberal candidate Elena Lasconi will advance to the second round.
Pro-Putin Newcomer Delivers Shock to Romania’s Establishment
A little-known pro-Russian candidate won the first round of Romania’s presidential election after an unprecedented backlash ...
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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 ...
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Factbox-Who is Romania's surprise hard-right presidential candidate?
(Reuters) -Calin Georgescu, a Romanian hard-right NATO critic, appeared in a dead heat with leftist Prime Minister Marcel ...
How a pro-Putin TikTok star topped Romania’s presidential poll
Putin, far-right politician who surprisingly won the first round of Romania’s presidential elections on Sunday had recently ...