Romania’s ultra-right opposition leader George Simion led an opinion poll published on Monday (31). The survey was released five weeks before the first round of a new presidential election that could determine the country’s direction, especially in relation to the West.
Romania, the country of the European Union and Western Military Alliance NATO, will again hold the two election shifts on May 4 and 18. The new votes vote called after the Constitutional Court annulled the first round vote in December, after charges of Russian interference. Moscow denies any participation.
With the forbidden to compete, the ultranationalists regrouped themselves around Simion, leader of the alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), the second largest party in Romania.
An opinion poll conducted by the Verifield Research Institute and commissioned by the mayor of the capital of Bucarest, Nicusor Dan, who is one of the candidates, showed that Simion was on his way to guaranteeing 35% of the votes in the first round, slightly more than in previous research.
The survey showed that Victor Ponta, a former left-first master who became more ultra-nationalist, would get 21.1% of the votes and that Dan, competing as independent, would get 20.8%.
The new survey estimated the support for Simion’s AUR by 31.7% and showed that social democrats in power are behind, with 21.2%. The survey interviewed 1,100 people between March 24 and 28 and had an error margin of 2.95%.
ADVANCES OF ULTRADIITA
Simion’s party is no longer an anti-wisdom marginal group during Covid-19 pandemic to becoming the main opposition force, appealing to the working class and young voters and taking advantage of popular anger against traditional politicians.
George Simion, 38, supported the restoration of the borders of Romania Prior to World War II, which include areas today in Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine, and was declared Persona Non Grateful in the last two countries.
Victor Ponta, 52, left the position of Prime Minister in 2015, after a deadly fire in a nightclub led to major protests against corruption. He said he supports what he calls the “radical change” that is taking place in the United States and courted voters with an ultranationalist trend, while supporting the role of Romania Na ue e na na otan.
55 -year -old Nicusor Dan is a centrist who supports the participation of Romania in the EU and NATO and most of the current help to Ukraine.
The president of Romania It has a semi-executive function that includes the presidency of the board that decides on military aid and defense spending, and can veto EU votes that require unanimity.
