Romania in shock after little-known, far-right populist enters presidential runoff with most votes
Calin Georgescu, who ran independently, will face off against reformist Elena Lasconi in a runoff in two weeks.
Presidential elections 2024: How Romanians voted in the first round - map
The first round of Romania’s presidential elections brought significant surprises, with nationalist independent candidate Călin Georgescu taking an unexpected lead. He is most likely set to face reformist leader Elena Lasconi (USR) in the second round.
Far-right candidate poised for shock win in Romania presidential election
With more than 99% of votes counted, ultranationalist Calin Georgescu has an unassailable lead of nearly 350,000 votes over centre-right candidate Elena Lasconi, with Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, the pre-election favourite, in third.
Romanian centre-right leader makes it to Dec. 8 presidential run-off vote, preliminary count shows
Romanians voting abroad in the first round of a presidential election on Sunday pushed opposition centre-right party leader Elena Lasconi to second place, ahead of Social Democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu,
Romanian PM, hard-right candidate in tie after first presidential election round
Ballots from the Romanian diaspora, which are not included in the main tally, showed a center-right politician in first place.
Romania's Pro-Western PM Knocked Out In Presidential Vote
Romanian pro-Western Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, tipped to win a presidential vote, was out of the race on Monday, near-complete results showed.
Hard Right's Simion in With a Chance as Romanians Vote for President
Romanians vote on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that may give a shot at victory to hard-right politician George Simion, who opposes military aid to Ukraine, admires Donald Trump and wants to emulate Giorgia Meloni's Italy.
Far-right surge shakes up Romania's presidential race
The initial round of presidential elections in Romania took place on Sunday. Unexpectedly, the far-right radical Calin Georgescu, who ran as an independent candidate and was "fighting against the system,
Far Right Eye Breakthrough In Romania Presidential Vote
Romanians were voting Sunday in the first round of a presidential election amid a surge in inflation and fears over the war in neighbouring Ukraine that could favour far-right leader George Simion.
Exit polls have Romania's PM leading presidential vote
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, of the Social Democratic Party is leading centre-right opposition leader Elena Lasconi in the first round of the presidential election according to exit polls.
Far right targets breakthrough in Romania presidential vote
Romanians voted Sunday in the first round of a presidential election amid a surge in inflation and fears over the war in neighbouring Ukraine that could favour far-right leader George
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Far-right candidate tops first-round of Romania's presidential poll
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Unexpected Romanian Election Outcome: A Clash of Ideologies
In an unexpected Romanian election twist, hard-right candidate Calin Georgescu and centre-right Elena Lasconi have advanced ...
Romanian presidential race appears headed for a runoff
A little-known, far-right populist took the lead in Romania's presidential election Sunday, electoral data showed, and will ...
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Who Is Calin Georgescu, The Far-Right Winner Of Romania's Presidential First Round?
Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu has come out of nowhere to win Romania's presidential election. He will now advance to ...
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Populist Upset: Georgescu Takes Lead in Romania's Presidential Race
Calin Georgescu, a hard-right populist, unexpectedly leads Romania's presidential race with 23% of the vote. His anti-EU and ...
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Nationalist Simion, reformist Lasconi compete for a spot in Romanian presidential runoff
By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest Social Democrat (PSD) leader and Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu remains the frontrunner in ...
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New AtlasIntel poll: Ciolacu Leads Presidential Race; Simion, Lasconi Vie for Second
Marcel Ciolacu is still the favorite in the presidential race and opens the ranking with a score of 24.3%, according to a survey conducted by AtlasIntel between November 15-20 and obtained exclusively ...