The nationalist George Simion wins the first round of the presidential elections in Romania
The nationalist candidate George Simion won the first round of the Romanian presidential elections on Sunday, with approximately 40.5% of the votes, According to official electoral data, after 99% of the bulletins were counted.
In a political suspense at night, the official position saw the independent candidate Nicușor Dan is in second place and finds out for the second round, overcome the candidate of the government coalition Crin Anthascu, a result that shocked the establishment Traditional EU politician and the NATO Member State.
The direct confrontation between simion and Dan is so unexpected that No one dares to predict it six months ago.
All pre -electoral surveys were favorable to the victory of Simion in the first round. However, the result of Dan, current mayor of Bucharest, sent a clear message to the coalition in power, which joined to name Antonescu as his candidate.
Romania will now face a hard battle in the second round, in two weeks, where Choose between a nationalist candidate and a Pro-Ee and Pro-Cena candidate.
The Romanians voted for people and not for matches
After the first polls to the polls on Sunday, they showed that Simion stood out at the head, most of the party’s leaders and candidates announced that the final results would wait. However, Simion had already declared a “victory of Romanian dignity” and asked for a vote to avoid fraud.
Simion has been enjoying a wave anti-establishment In the country, fed by the ultra -nationalist Calin Georgescu, former presidential candidate whose victory in the elections canceled in December 2024 launched the Romania in unprecedented agitation.
Besides, Parts of the Romanian diaspora showed strong support for simion: 77% of the Romanians who voted in Italy and 80% of those who voted in Spain supported the Aur (Alliance for the Union of Romanians) on Sunday, according to preliminary results.
Simion fled from the traditional appearance on stage, along with other leaders and followers of the party, opting for a Georgescu style statement, only for the secretary.
“Today, the Romanian people voted, the Romanian people spoke. This is a victory of Romanian dignity, the victory of those who have not lost hope, those who still believe in Romania, in a free, respected and sovereign country,” Simion said Sunday night.
Simion, whose popularity has constantly increased in recent years, He is the critic arrested from an EU, namely his continuous support for Ukraine. The candidate is even prohibited from entering Ukraine and Moldova.
To judge by the results, the Romanians He chose to vote for people and not in political partieswhich shows that the coalition of the Government, which included the PSD (Social Democratic Party) of the center, the Liberal NLP (National Liberal Party) and the Hungarian Minority Party UDMR/RMDSZ (Hungarian Democratic Union in Romania) – He could not inspire his followers.
According to Euronews Romania sources, the liberals have already accused the PSD of not having done enough to mobilize their voters throughout the country, especially in rural areas, to support the candidate for the Antonescu coalition.
About 53% of the Romanians went to the polls on Sunday, According to official numbers, which indicates greater interest among eligible voters than in the vote annulled in December.
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