A far-right, pro-Russia candidate has taken a surprise lead in the first round of Romania's presidential election, with preliminary results putting his pro-Europe rival in close second.
With 96% of votes counted, ultranationalist Calin Georgescu was on 22%, and Marcel Ciolacu, the prime minister, had 20%, according to the Central Electoral Bureau.
The strong showing of Georgescu, who has no party of his own, and campaigned largely on the social media platform TikTok, came as the biggest surprise of the election.
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Georgescu is reserved about Romania’s NATO membership and he has been cautiously pushing for normalization with Russia.
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ReplyDeleteEl independiente Calin Georgescu tuvo un triunfo ajustado y se medirá en balotage con el primer ministro socialdemócrata Marcel Ciolacu.