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Calin Georgescu
The practically unknown Călin Georgescu has already caused Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu to resign. Elena Lasconi will be the opponent.
A Romania shook at level political: the results of the first round of presidential elections surprised.
Marcel Ciolacu, Prime Ministerwas now a candidate for president and appeared ahead in the polls. At the very least, it would guarantee one of the first two places, to move on to the second round.
But finally, Ciolacu He was not the most voted candidate, nor the second most voted. And now if fired and leadership of your party, the PSD Romanian.
So who won? Calin Georgescu. The independent candidate managed 22,94% of votes, in an outcome that left Romania in shock, according to the agency.
The second place (19,18%) went to Elena Lasconi, leader of the USR, a center-right party.
Therefore, in the second round scheduled for December 8th, there will be these two candidates: Călin Georgescu and Elena Lasconi.
Who is the winner?
Călin Georgescu is um far-right populist. Its main messaging vehicle during the election campaign was TikTok. With more than 3 million followersthat was when he became “visible”, when he went to mass, running and speaking in podcasts. All in videos on the social network.
Never appeared as a favorite in the main polls but, when election day arrived, he won.
“I voted for the unjust, for the humiliated, for those who feel that they don’t matter and who, in fact, are the ones who matter most… The vote is a prayer for the nation”, he declared on Sunday, after voting.
Călin Georgescu is 62 years old and studied at the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Bucharest and the city’s National Defense College, the channel describes.
PhD in pedology, he was professor university, was in Ministry of the Environment of Romania (in various positions) and on the national committee of the United Nations Environment Programme.
In 2020 and 2021, he was mentioned as a possible candidate for prime minister, by the Alliance for the Union of Romanians party. But it never progressed.
Despite this phase, throughout his career he was never – nor was he now – a well-known figure in Romanian politics.
AND pro-Russian: questions Romania’s support for Ukraine, criticism a NATO and went so far as to say that Vladimir Putin He is one of the few true leaders in the world. Also praises Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary.
On an economic level, he thinks Romania should be less dependent on imports and that support for farmers locations.
This result, as in other countries, shows that voters presented a “protest or revolt against the installed power. The main political parties have lost connection with ordinary Romanians”, summarized political consultant Cristian Andrei.
But his surprising victory has already created a protest spontaneous in the capital Bucharest. Last night, hundreds of Romanians gathered and shouted protest and displayed signs against Călin Georgescu. Human rights activists are worried.
