Romania shocked: right-wing populist in the presidential runoff with most voices
Romania shocked: right-wing populist in the presidential runoff with most voices
Romania's political landscape is head after a largely unknown, right -wing populist candidate has won the first round of the presidential elections. The election documents showed on Monday that Calin Georgescu, who ran independently, exceeded the incumbent and Prime Minister and will compete against the reform -oriented Elena Lasconi in two weeks.
candidates at a glance
Calin Georgescu, 62 years old, leads the election with about 22.95 % of the votes after almost all votes were counted. Elena Lasconi from the Progressive Save Romania Union (USR) follows 19.17 %. It is only a little thin in front of the incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu from the Social Democratic Party (PSD), which is 19.15 %. George Simion, the leader of the right -wing extremity for the unity of the Romanians (Aur), came to 13.87 %.
upheaval in Romanian politics
For the first time in the 35-year history of Romania after communism, the PSD has no candidate in the second round of the presidential elections. This represents a massive setback for the country's most powerful party and emphasizes the anti-establishment mood of the voters.
Occupation and voter mood
After the polling stations are closed on Sunday, 9.4 million people, which corresponds to around 52.5 % of the population entitled to vote, have given their votes, according to the central electoral office. The second round of the election will take place on December 8th. Georgescu received 43.3 % of the votes from the large diaspora of Romania, while Lasconi could only achieve 26.8 %.
The influence of the President in Romania
The President has a term of five years in the EU and NATO member country and considerable decision-making powers in areas such as national security, foreign policy and judicial appointments.
Georgescus Embassy to the voters
After he had given up his vote on Sunday, Georgescu said in a Facebook post that he had chosen "for the unjust, the humiliated, for those who do not feel valued and yet counted the most. He described the election as "a prayer for the nation".
Georgescus professional background
According to his website, Georgescu has a doctorate in pedology, a sub -area of landscape, and held various positions in the Romanian Ministry of Environment in the 1990s. Between 1999 and 2012, he worked as a representative of Romania in the national committee of the United Nations Environmental Program. Despite a lack of clear political program, his videos on Tikkok enjoy great popularity, with 1.7 million likes.
The challenge for lasconi
LASCONI, a former journalist and leader of the USR, represents an agenda against corruption and for reforms. In the run -up to the election, she emphasized that corruption was one of the biggest problems in Romania. She spoke out for an increase in defense spending and persistent help for Ukraine. If she wins the final choice, she would become the first female president in the history of Romania.
parliamentary elections are before
On December 1st, parliamentary elections will also take place that will determine the future government and the next prime minister in Romania.
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