
Romania: Far-Right and Pro-Russia Candidate Takes Astonishing Lead
This is Beirut, 2024-11-25 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Romania Election Far-right Russia
Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu surged unexpectedly in Romania's presidential election, pulling ahead of the pro-European prime minister with more than 98 percent of votes counted Monday and looking all but certain to advance to a runoff. Exit polls had initially shown centre-left Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu with a comfortable lead and put ...