The results of the Romanian presidential election may be influenced by foreign Diaspora. Official results are expected at night from Sunday to Monday.
In Romania, the second round of the presidential election began on Sunday, to which the leader of the far right -wing alliance for the Unification of Romanians (Aur) George Simion and Pro -European Mayor of Bucharest Nicušor Dan, who stands as independent, started. According to DPA, Reuters and AFP reports, TASR reports this.
The polling stations opened at 7.00 am local time (6.00 h) and will be closed at 21.00 (20.00 CEST). According to Friday’s preference survey for the first time since the first round of the elections, Dan is led. Many analysts assume that the outcome of the duel will depend on the election participation and voices of the numerous Romanian diaspora abroad. Shortly after the end of Sunday’s vote, preliminary exit Polly should be published, official results are expected later at night.
Tensions among candidates
In the first round of the elections, Simion clearly won with 40.96 percent of the vote, followed by Dan, who won 20.99 percent. Experts warned against both elections of increased abundance of misinformation on the Internet.
According to his own statements, Nicusor Dan supports the rule of law, Ukraine, transparency and orientation to the EU and NATO. George Simion used anti -immigration discourse in the campaign and supports the so -called. traditional values, with ties with the Orthodox Church. It is often blamed for overrunning Russia.
Repetition of elections due to suspicions
The presidential elections are repeated in Romania after the results of the elections of the head of state of 2024 were annulled for suspicions of Russian interference and manipulations on social networks that allegedly favored the far -right candidate Calin Georgesca.
The Romanian authorities warned against attempts to influence elections by foreign actors and repeated elections. According to several experts, social networking algorithms – especially Tictiku – are distorted in favor of the far -right content and Simiona.
