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 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
Far-Right Populist Surprises In Romanian Presidential Election
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A little-known, far-right populist took the lead in Romania’s presidential election Sunday, electoral data showed, and will likely face leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu in a runoff in two weeks, an outcome that rocked the country’s political landscape.
Populist Calin Georgescu takes surprise lead in Romania's presidential election
After polls closed, 9.4 million people - just over 52% of eligible voters - had cast their ballots, according to data from the Permanent Electoral Authority. #EuropeNews
Far-Right Pro-Russian Populist Takes Surprise Lead In Romania Elections
Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu surged unexpectedly in Romania's presidential election, pulling ahead of the pro-European prime minister with more than 98 percent of votes counted Monday and looking all but certain to advance to a runoff.
Hard-right populist Georgescu takes surprise lead in Romania's presidential election
A hard-right populist known for his anti-European Union and anti-NATO stance has unexpectedly surged into the lead in Romania presidential race raising conce
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.
Far-right populist surprises in Romanian presidential election appearing set to enter runoff
Electoral data shows a far-right populist leads in Romania’s presidential election and will likely face leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu in a runoff in two weeks
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.
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 in shock after far-right populist enters presidential election’s runoff with most votes
A little-known, far-right populist took the lead in Romania’s presidential election Sunday, electoral data showed, and will likely face leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu in a runoff in two weeks,
A Pro-Putin Candidate Just Took The Lead In Romania's Presidential Election – Here's Why That Matters
A far-right, pro-Putin candidate just secured the most votes in the first round of Romania’s presidential election. It means ...
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Calin Georgescu: The Populist Underdog Who Shook Romania's Political Scene
Calin Georgescu, an obscure far-right populist, unexpectedly garnered the most votes in Romania's presidential election, ...
Why did left-leaning Romania swing towards far-right? Why it chose populist leader over AUR
The recent Romanian election left many surprised after a relatively unknown far-right politician took the lead over the ...
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 ...
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Far-right populist looks set to enter runoff in Romanian presidential election
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A far-right populist took the lead in Romania’s presidential election Sunday, electoral data ...