Ultra -Nationalist George Simion reached this Sunday Stunning victory with more than 40% of the vote In the controversial repetition of the presidential elections in Romania and, thus, it becomes a clear favorite to win the chapter in two weeks, and 98% of the ballots were studied.
Behind the leader of the Euro -Critical and Nationalist Party, the second position, and with him a pass to The second and decisive return on May 18The official candidate was played throughout the night of the elections ANTONOSCU MANE And independent Nicucer DanThe current mayor of Bucharest.
In the end, Dan managed to overcome Antonescu by several thousand votes in the last section of the count, about 21%, with what happened to the second round for two weeksThe field near the local midnight (22:00 on Greenwich) Antonescu gave his defeat to the press and indirectly recommended to his followers, while the other voters will vote for two weeks to Dan. The 55 -year -old mathematician announced his pass on the second round on the Facebook social network.
Behind these two stood former Minister of Social Democrats, and now a populist Victor PontusWith 13.5% of the votes whose electorate will now become the key to determining the result of the second round in two weeks.
The Constitutional Court of the Balkan country decided in December last year to cancel the electoral process initiated on November 24 to detect Strong external intervention (Russian) On social networks in favor of the then winner, ultra -nationalist viburnum Georgescu.
After the disqualification of Georgescu for justice for repeating voters, Simion declared himself a “political heir” Ultra -nationalist PRORUSOThe field participation in the Sunday elections, which passed without importance, amounted to 53.2%, which is less than a percentage point more than in November.
Having learned his likely victory, Simion, the 38 -year -old populist national, talked with his followers through the message recorded in his office. “Today we write historyWe are approaching an exceptional result, far beyond the fact that system TVs are present. I congratulate you. They are winners. The Romanian people spoke today. It’s time to be heard, ”he said.
“I am here for Romania to return to the Constitutional Order. My only goal is to return to the Romanian people what they stole, ”he added in connection with the abolition of the November elections.
Today’s elections whose repetition was greatly criticized from the electorate, especially from the followers of the Simion and Georgescu, are considered the key to the future political direction of the country. The presidential position in Romania has Important forcesEspecially from the point of view of foreign policy and security.
The European Union (EU) and NATO, to which Romania belongs, and other Western partners observe special interest and concern for these elections, of which an Eurocritical populist Russian invasionField
Romania, a Ecocommunistic country Of the 19 million inhabitants located in southeastern Europe, they form the southeast flank of NATO and at home important contingents of the Atlantic Alliance.
About 18 million citizens entitled to vote were summoned to the elections inside and outside the country. An important Romanian diaspora voted in consulates abroad, where almost 60% of million voters supported the Simion.
The country, one of the poorest and most corrupt countries of EU member Face big economic problems From the high inflation and state deficiency of 9.3% of the gross domestic product (GDP). According to analysts, this will force the current government, formed by Social Democrats, liberals and the Hungarian minority to use painful reforms and increasing taxes.
