The European Conservative notes that "Nationalists Double Votes in Romania’s Do-Over Election."
The first round of Romania’s repeat presidential election ended with results very similar to November: a nationalist victory, and a pro-EU anti-establishment candidate in second place moving to the runoff. Meanwhile, the ruling establishment parties failed to advance by a tiny margin—which many believe was the real reason behind the original election being annulled.
George Simion, the leader of the nationalist AUR (ECR)—who took up the mantle of the previous frontrunner, Călin Georgescu, after he was banned from running—took home the win in a landslide, with nearly 41% of the votes. That’s nearly double the results of Georgescu’s from last year, who won the annulled first round with 23%, showing how counter-productive canceling elections and “far-right” candidates is.
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