U.S. Congressmen Seek Clarification on Canceled Romanian Election

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ER Editor: It’s coming up to election time in Romania, once again. They’re scheduled for May 4. Check out our coverage of excluded contender, Calin Georgescu. Here is Politico with a reminder —

The Romanian election scenarios scaring Brussels

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ER: This tweet was posted with respect to this meeting between US officials and, presumably, pro-globalist actors. It isn’t stupid —

Was the US Congressional delegation present in Romania today informed that it was meeting with an illegitimate prime minister, illegally appointed by a president who was out of office (Yes, he’s gone; Ioannis was allegedly the one who cancelled the 2nd round of presidential elections when it looked like Calin Georgescu would win) and who abusively occupied the position of president after his term expired? Did the American delegation know that the prime minister is a friend of the president of the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) who staged the coup on December 6, 2024, and that they both are from the same ruling party, PSD Have the US delegation asked to see the indubitable and undoubtable proof that there was a Russian interference in our election in November, 2024, because the Romanians haven’t seen any proof so far Or did the US delegation just believe what the governing parties’ representatives [were] told, without any proof Have at least the Republican members of the US Congress delegation asked for any proof of the Russian interference in our elections since they had to face the same false accusation when President Trump was elected for the 1st term Hope that they will answer these questions at least within the Republican Party and the representatives of the Trump-Vance Administration when they will return to US Otherwise, they just wasted the American taxpayers’ money, once again

Romania has “learned the necessary lessons” from last year’s annulled election and will conduct the next one according to “democratic standards,” Interim President Ilie Bolojan promised.

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A U.S. congressional delegation comprising eight representatives from both parties traveled to Bucharest, Romania, to seek clarification about last year’s canceled presidential election and address the recent setbacks about the country’s inclusion in the U.S. Visa Waiver program during meetings with government and parliamentary officials on Tuesday, April 15th.

U.S. Congressional delegation led by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) met with members of the Romanian administration of acting President Ilie Bolojan. Photo: Presidential Administration of Romania

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The visit is seen as a major step toward mending the strained relationship between Washington and Bucharest following Vice President JD Vance’s remarks at the Munich Security Conference condemning the annulment of the 2024 presidential election due to the first-round victory of nationalist candidate Călin Georgescu.

Officially, the election results were annulled due to allegations of Russian interference boosting Georgescu’s TikTok campaign, but no clear evidence of the claims has ever been made public. The move was heavily criticized as “destroying democracy” by non-establishment parties on both sides of the political divide and led to a months-long series of massive protests involving hundreds of thousands of people.

The public unrest reached new heights last month when the Constitutional Court banned Georgescu from participating in the repeat elections in May. Simultaneously, the Trump administration announced the delay of Romania’s accession to the U.S. Visa Waiver program. While the official reason cited ongoing bureaucratic reviews, we also reported that the U.S. Embassy hinted at concerns over Romania’s democratic backsliding as a factor.  (See U.S. Hint: Romania’s Democratic Violations Prompted Visa Waiver Delay)

Tuesday’s meeting between the delegation led by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and interim President Ilie Bolojan (PNL/EPP) reportedly went well. The congressmen promised to make the resumption of the country’s accession to the program a priority, and—at least according to Romanian media sources—found Bolojan’s explanation for the election annulment and commitment to transparency going in the May race “reassuring.”

The Romanian administration’s press release after the talks said:

Regarding the 2024 electoral process, [Bolojan] specified that Romania has learned the necessary lessons and that the state institutions are committed to ensuring the fair and transparent conduct of the elections, in full agreement with democratic standards.

However, there’s no indication whether these “lessons” are about the dangers of canceling democratic elections or safeguarding against foreign interference.

The parties also discussed the further development of the two countries’ strategic partnership, both militarily and economically, and the congressmen reassured Bucharest that the U.S. would not withdraw its troops from the country.

Currently, there are about 5,000 U.S. military personnel stationed at Romania’s four NATO bases. One of these, the Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base (MKAB) is currently being expanded to become the largest NATO base in Europe and is planned to host up to 10,000 allied troops alone as a central element of NATO’s deterrence strategy against Russia. (ER: We very much doubt that NATO still exists as we used to know it.)

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