Nationalist candidate achieves shock result in Romanian election

ER Editor: In broad strokes, it sounds like Calin Georgescu checks all the boxes that globalists hate and national sovereigntists love. And he speaks from experience of working for them at the UN. The second round of voting takes place on Dec. 8. Some tweets and a two-fer from RT and Politico.

Here he speaks against the globalist agenda —

Here is a @james_freeman__ interview with the winner of the first round of the Romanian presidential elections Calin Georgescu @calin_georgescu, ex Executive Director at the UN Global Sustainable Index Institute

“The UN fights against the national state and Christianity “… https://t.co/43cS52jybc

— Loredana Corban (@LoredanaCorban) November 25, 2024

📊 Calin Georgescu unexpectedly won the first round of the presidential elections in Romania

Georgescu, 62, is an agronomist by training, earned a PhD in soil science 25 years ago and briefly headed the UN Department of Agriculture from 2015 to 2016 pic.twitter.com/RtZd4ZL6rJ

— S p r i n t e r (@SprinterFamily) November 25, 2024

Anti-NATO dark horse wins round 1 of Romanian Presidential Election

Accusations of “Russian Interference” have commenced.

Călin Georgescu was apparently an environmentalist for the UN for years. More recently he was involved in the Alliance for the Union of Romanians [AUR].… pic.twitter.com/lFQeIlGs4h

— Renaissance Horizon (@RenaissanceHor1) November 25, 2024

A geography reminder —

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Calin Georgescu – a critic of NATO who opposes arming Ukraine – has surged into the lead, stunning mainstream candidates in the presidential vote

RT

Romanian nationalist Calin Georgescu has surprised observers by likely topping the first round of the country’s presidential election, according to early results.

With nearly 100% of the ballots counted, in the early hours of Monday, Georgescu, who has gained traction for his anti-Ukraine war stance, holds 22.91% of the vote, ahead of sitting Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu with 19.19%.

Nationalist candidate achieves shock result in Romanian election

Georgescu has been a vocal critic of Bucharest’s role in the ongoing Ukraine conflict, arguing that NATO and the EU do not represent Romanian interests and suggesting that the war is being manipulated by US defense companies. An ultra-religious and nationalist figure, he has campaigned on reducing Romania’s reliance on imports and boosting domestic food and energy production.

The shock result has upended expectations that Elena Lasconi – billed as a reformer – would make it into the runoff. She now narrowly trails at 19.14%. Far-right candidate George Simion, also considered a strong contender, lags behind with 13.87%.

The final composition of a second round runoff is still uncertain as further ballots are counted.

Georgescu’s views have struck a chord with a significant portion of the electorate, but have also drawn heavy criticism, particularly for his past support of Romania’s 20th-century fascist Legionary Movement.

A relative political outsider, he has leveraged social media platforms such as TikTok to rally voters, capitalizing on dissatisfaction with the political establishment. He has garnered a sizable following, particularly among those disillusioned with the current government’s foreign policy.

Voter turnout for the election was 52.5%, slightly higher than in the 2019 presidential race. The second round of voting is scheduled for December 8, following Romania’s parliamentary elections next Sunday.

Source

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Romania election stunner: Unexpected hard-right candidate surges in presidential vote

Ultranationalist Călin Georgescu comes from nowhere to lead center-left PM Marcel Ciolacu and liberal Elena Lasconi in first round.

VICTOR JACK and CARMEN PAUN for POLITICO.EU

Romanian ultranationalist Călin Georgescu is currently on track to make it to the final round of presidential elections, according to Sunday’s provisional results with more than 99.9 percent of precincts reporting.

According to the partial results, Georgescu leads with 22.93 percent of the vote. He’s followed by center-left Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and reformist candidate Elena Lasconi, both on 19.16 percent. Another hard-right candidate, George Simion, trails with 13.87 percent support.

Călin Georgescu, extremely religious and nationalistic, campaigned on reducing Romania’s reliance on imports, supporting farmers, and increasing domestic production of food and energy. | Unsplash

An early exit poll had suggested that Lasconi was set to qualify for the presidential runoff but Georgescu surged as vote counting continued Sunday night, heralding a result that is set to upend Romanian politics. Preliminary results are subject to change as votes continue to come in.

“The 35-years-long economic uncertainty imposed on the Romanian people became uncertainty for the political parties today,” Georgescu said in his first reaction after polls closed. He called the result “an amazing awakening” of the Romanian people.

Georgescu, extremely religious and nationalistic, campaigned on reducing Romania’s reliance on imports, supporting farmers and increasing the domestic production of food and energy.

He has also argued that the EU and NATO do not properly represent Romanian interests and claimed Russia’s war in Ukraine, a Romanian neighbor, is manipulated by American military companies.

In 2022, he claimed that the U.S. anti-missile shield located in the southern Romanian village of Deveselu is part of a confrontation policy and not a peaceful measure. Russian President Vladimir Putin has argued the same.

He said at the time that he had no support from Russia but felt close to its culture. He described Putin as “a man who loves his country.”

Georgescu also said he admired Hungary because it knows how to negotiate internationally.

Georgescu is a university professor and international consultant on sustainable development, who worked for different United Nations organizations for more than a dozen years.

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The second round is set for Dec. 8 following Romania’s parliamentary election next Sunday.

ER: The known playbook of the globalists – call on voters abroad?

Lasconi, the leader of the Save Romania Union, called on Romanians living in Canada and the United States, where polling stations were still open, to vote. “The fate of Romania depends on you,” she told them in a video posted on Facebook, adding that Romania’s pro-Western outlook was also up to them.

This story is being updated.

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Nationalist candidate achieves shock result in Romanian election