Romania Goes to the Polls on Sunday for the Final Round of the Presidential Elections. It is a tight race between the far-right george simion and the centrist nicusor dan. A Previous Election Result was a declared invalid.
Simion and Dan Are Left about After the First Election Round Two Weeks Ago. Simion, who casts his vote in the photo above, won that round with 40.3 percent of the votes. But because there was no absolute majority, a second round of voting is necessary.
The Presidential Elections are Decisive for Romania’s Geopolitical Course in the Coming Years. Simion is Against Military Aid to Neighboring Ukraine and is Critical of the European Union.
Dan, The Mayor of the Capital Bucharest, is in favor of Strong Ties with Nato and the EU. If he wins, Romania Will Likely Retain the International Position of the Previous Government. That Government is now acting and will step down as soon as there is a new government.
Despite Simion’s Victory in the First Round, it is not Yet Possible to say Who Will Win. HIS Competitor Dan Obline 20.7 percent of the Votes in the First Round. Accordance to Polls, the gap with simion has since leg virtual and closed. Then at the top of a poll for the first time on Friday was.
This is partly because Romanians now only have two choices. Several Parties have Joined Forces Beind Dan to Prevent The Nationalist Simion From Setting Romania on An Anti-Western Course. They fear that Romania Will Become Isolated Under Simion and Become Less Attractive for Investments.
Election Soap
When the Election Result is Final, A Tumultuous Election Period Will Come To An End. Elections Were Already Held in November and December. But the Highest Romanian Judge Declared the Result of that round invalid due to russian interference. The Elections Therefore had to be repeated and were postponed by Six Months.
The Non-Partisan Far-Right Candidate Calin Georescu Received the Most Votes Duration That First Round in November. But he was no Longer Allowed to Participate in the New Elections, because the Romanian Security Services had determined that Russian Interference Played a Major Role in His Electoral Success.
Georgescu Appealed to the European Court of Human Rights and to the Constitutional Court of Romania. Both Appeals Were Rejected.
Yet Georgescu Still plays a Role in the Elections. Simion has promised his voters to make georgescu prime minister if he wins. In that case, Georgescu would still end up in an influential position.
Elections also in Poland and Portugal
Residents of Poland and Portugal will also go to the Polls on Sunday. In Poland It is the First Round of the Presidential Elections. There, Too, A Pro-European Candidate and A Euro-Critical Candidate Are Likely to Go to the Second Round.
An Early Parliamentary Election is in Portugal There. It is the third election in three years. Prime Minister Luis Montenegro Called the Elections After He Failed to Gain the Confidence of a Majority of Parliament. Montenegro Hopes That the Portuguese Will Express Broad Support for Him for a Stable Government, But Analysts Doubt Whether That Will Suced.