Romania's Constitutional Court on Monday approved the unexpected results of the first round of the country's presidential election, Reuters reported. Therefore, the agency said a second round of elections, to be held on December 8, could change the country's pro-Western orientation and undermine its support for Ukraine.
The ruling ended uncertainty that had existed since a recount was requested last week. An election complaint on this issue was filed by candidate Cristian Terges after Karin Georgescu's surprising victory was announced on November 24th.
The far-right politician's victory raised suspicions of external interference in Romania's electoral process. In the second round, Georgescu, an independent, will face center-right Soviet Unionist Elena Lasconi.
Romanian presidential election. Karin Georgescu takes the lead in the first round
The results of the first round caused great excitement. The Romanian media was surprised by the verdict, and many websites published articles asking, “Who is Karin Georgescu?” Afterwards, experts assessed that the results for right-wing candidates were mainly “a vote of disappointment for the political class.”
Georgescu became known as a critic of NATO and anti-missile shields in Devecel, Romania. Media also pointed to President Vladimir Putin's pro-Russian views, as he said after Russia's invasion of Ukraine that he “loves his country very much and surrounds himself with experts.”
However, he was poorly regarded before the election, raising concerns about outside interference in the election. Analysts also pointed out that even pre-election polls and exit polls were significantly underestimated. A poll released shortly after voting ended showed current Prime Minister Marcel Ciolak winning. Behind him was Lasconi, with only Georgescu in third place.
Romanian parliamentary elections. 100% counts. vote
Elections for the Romanian parliament were held on Sunday. After Georgescu's victory, support for the far-right party was expected to increase significantly, but the party failed to gain any leadership positions. Of the votes cast after 100% conversion, the Social Democratic Party PSD was found to be in first place with 22.3%. In the Senate and 21.96% in the House of Representatives.
In second place was the radical right-wing Union of Romanian Unity (AUR), which cited nationalist ideas in its demands and criticized military aid to Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. The Australian dollar rose 18.3%. The vote share in the Senate election was 18.01%. To the House of Commons.
The center-right Romanian Salvation Union (led by Elena Lasconi), the Romanian SOS party, the Youth Party and the Romanian-Hungarian Democratic Union UDMR also entered parliament.
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