{"id":130156,"date":"2024-11-26T04:59:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T21:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130156"},"modified":"2024-11-26T04:59:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T21:59:18","slug":"a-far-right-populist-shocks-romania-by-heading-into-the-presidential-runoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130156","title":{"rendered":"A far-right populist shocks Romania by heading into the presidential runoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) \u2014 Romania is reeling after <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/romania-election-president-europe-georgescu-90bebd251cb1376ee654c58d90afa956\">a little-known, far-right populist<\/a><\/span> secured the first round in the presidential election, beating the incumbent prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>Calin Georgescu, who ran independently, will face reformist Elena Lasconi in a Dec. 8. runoff after most local surveys predicted he would win less than 10% of the vote. Georgescu, 62, was ahead after nearly all ballots were counted with around 22.95%.<\/p>\n<p>According to local media, Georgescu in the past has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as \u201ca man who loves his country\u201d and called Ukraine \u201can invented state.\u201d He has also sparked controversy for describing Romanian fascist and nationalist leaders from the 1930s and 1940s as national heroes.<\/p>\n<p>Lasconi, of the progressive Save Romania Union party, or USR, followed with 19.17%. She beat by a slim margin incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu of the Social Democratic Party, or PSD, who stood at 19.15%.<\/p>\n<p>Lasconi on Monday warned that Romania is now in \u201ca historical confrontation between preserving Romania\u2019s young democracy \u2026 and those who want to return Romania to the Russian sphere of influence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cLet us be very clear, Calin Georgescu is an open admirer of Vladimir Putin. He is open against NATO and the European Union \u2026 He is for Romania\u2019s isolation, which he calls neutrality &#8230; And without NATO we are at the mercy of Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"Infobox\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"Over 50 countries go to the polls in 2024 The year will test even the most robust democracies. Read more on what's to come here. Take a look at the 25 places where a change in leadership could resonate around the world. Keep track of the latest AP elections coverage from around the world here.\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Infobox-items RichTextBody\">\n<p><b>Over 50 countries go to the polls in 2024<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Georgescu on Monday denied charges of being an extremist as \u201cfalse, totally fake\u201d and said he is \u201ccompletely dedicated\u201d to the Romanian people. \u201cWe remain directly linked to European values, but we must find our (own) values,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m not an extremist, I\u2019m not a fascist, I\u2019m a Romanian who loves his country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many observers have attributed Georgescu\u2019s <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/romania-election-president-europe-georgescu-90bebd251cb1376ee654c58d90afa956\">success to his TikTok account<\/a><\/span>, which has 3.7 million likes and 274,000 followers. He gained huge traction and popularity in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>It is the first time in Romania\u2019s 35-year post-communist history that the country\u2019s most powerful party, the PSD, doesn\u2019t have a candidate in the second round of a presidential race, underscoring voters\u2019 anti-establishment sentiment. Ciolacu\u2019s shocking defeat prompted him to submit his resignation as party leader on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>After polls closed on Sunday, the Central Election Bureau said 9.4 million people \u2014 about 52.5% of eligible voters \u2014 had cast ballots. Georgescu won 43.3% of the vote in Romania\u2019s large diaspora, while Lasconi got 26.8%.<\/p>\n<p>Romania\u2019s president serves a five-year term in the European Union and NATO member country and has significant decision-making powers in areas such as national security, foreign policy and judicial appointments.<\/p>\n<p>According to his website, Georgescu holds a doctorate in pedology, a branch of soil science, and held positions in Romania\u2019s environment ministry in the 1990s. Between 1999 and 2012, he was a representative for Romania on the national committee of the United Nations Environment Program.<\/p>\n<p>His campaign positions included supporting farmers, reducing import dependence and ramping up local energy and food production.<\/p>\n<p>Georgescu\u2019s rising popularity will be tested when he faces Lasconi, who may attract more moderate voters who initially choose other candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Lasconi, a former journalist, told The Associated Press ahead of the vote that she saw corruption as one of Romania\u2019s biggest problems and expressed support for increased defense spending and continued aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>If she wins the final vote, she will be the first female president in Romania\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Romania will also hold parliamentary elections on Dec. 1 that will determine the country\u2019s next government and prime minister.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/romania-elections-president-far-right-europe-40e369c404cbcb0ada3527c0aaf939b8\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) \u2014 Romania is reeling after a little-known, far-right populist secured the first round in the presidential election, beating the incumbent prime minister. 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