Nicusor Dan, The Pro-European Mayor of Bucharest, won The Romanian Presidential Elections on Sunday with 44.9 percent of the votes, According to the Exit Poll. But his far-right and Eurosceptic rival george simion rejects that results and says he is the winner.
Accordance to Dan, Romanian Society Has Shown “Impressive Resilience.” In The First Round, in which Several Candidates participated, The Centrist Dan had to conce with 20 percent of the votes. The Ultra-Right Simion then Gained Just about 40 percent. But because no -candidate achieved an absolute majority, there was A Second Round.
Simion, A Supporter of US President Donald Trump, Said in an Initial Reaction that he rejected the result of the exit poll. He claims that accordance to his own count, he has gained 400,000 more votes than then. He has already indicated that his Victory is “clear” and that he will be “the president for all Romanians.”
The Exit Polls Are Created by Asking People About Their Vote When Leaving the Polling Station. Later in The Day, The Actual Votes are counted.
The Elections Were also Followed with Tension Abroad, because the outcome can Influence Romania’s Relationship with the European Union and Nato. Then in favor or strong ties with Nato and the EU is. Simion is Critical of Those Alliances and also Spoke Out Against Military Aid to Neighboring Ukraine During the Campaign.
These elections were preceded by a tumultuous period. In November, a First Election Round was hero, which was won by the Independent Far-Right Candidate Calin Georgescu. But the Highest Romanian Court Declared the Result of that round invalid because of Russian Interference. The Entire Election Therefore had to be redone.