#calin georgescu

[multicl]

Cum mai arunc o privire pe statisticile curente ale votului, cum îmi vine să plâng și mai tare😍

[jasmine-jane-stuff]

I never thought I would relate to this song as much us I do now...😟😥

People, before you vote for someone, do your research about them!

[marmota]

They did it.

Maybe our country is isn't gone.

[latestnews-now]

Romania is witnessing a political earthquake as far-right populist Calin Georgescu faces reformist Elena Lasconi in the December 8 presidential runoff. Georgescu’s surprising rise disrupted predictions, while Lasconi aims to become Romania’s first female president. Learn about the candidates, their agendas, and what this means for the country’s future. Stay updated on Romania's evolving political landscape—don’t miss this deep dive into history in the making!

[head-post]

NATO critic emerges as favourite in Romania’s presidential election

The surprising outcome of the first round of Romania’s presidential election saw little-known right-wing candidate Calin Georgescu take the top spot with 22.9 percent of the vote, while Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, considered the favourite, dropped out of the race, results showed almost complete on Monday.

Georgescu is followed by centre-left Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu with 20.2 percent. Reformist candidate Elena Lasconi has 18 per cent, while another right candidate, George Simion, lags behind with 14.1 per cent support, according to data from 96 per cent of precincts.

An early exit poll suggested Lasconi was set to make it to the second round of the presidential election, but Georgescu’s numbers rose sharply on Sunday night, foreshadowing a result that is set to upend Romanian politics.

“The 35-year economic uncertainty imposed on the Romanian people has become today an uncertainty for the political parties,” Georgescu said in his first reaction after polls closed. He called the result a “surprising awakening” of the Romanian people.

Georgescu, an extremely religious man, campaigned on reducing Romania’s dependence on imports, supporting farmers and increasing domestic food and energy production. He also argued that the EU and NATO did not properly represent Romania’s interests and claimed that the conflict in Romania’s neighbouring Ukraine was the result of manipulation by US military companies.

In 2022, he argued that the US missile defence shield located in the southern Romanian village of Deveselu was part of a policy of confrontation rather than a peaceful measure. He said at the time that he had no support from Russia but felt close to its culture. Georgescu also said he admires Hungary because of its skill in international negotiations. Georgescu is a university professor and international consultant on sustainable development who has worked in various United Nations organisations for more than a dozen years.

He used TikTok to rally voters around him. “He managed to convince them with a combination of a messianic speech delivered elegantly to capitalise on people’s frustration,” said political analyst Radu Magdin. Georgescu has been mentioned several times over the past decade as a potential prime minister by various parties, including Simion’s AUR party.

Turnout nationally and among the Romanian diaspora was 52.5 per cent, slightly higher than the 51.2 per cent who voted in the previous presidential election in 2019. The second round of the presidential election is scheduled for December 8, following Romania’s parliamentary elections next Sunday.

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[laivinduroriginal]

Rezultatele Finale Alegerilor 2024: Clasamentul Candidaților și Procentele Obținute în Turul 1

Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor prezidențiale din turul 1, din România, cu 100% din procesele verbale centralizate, arată astfel: Călin Georgescu – 2,120,404 voturi (22.94%) Elena-Valerica Lasconi – 1,772,503 voturi (19.18%) Ion-Marcel Ciolacu – 1,769,761 voturi (19.15%) George-Nicolae Simion – 1,281,327 voturi (13.86%) Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă – 811,952 voturi (8.79%) Mircea-Dan Geoană –…

[todayworldnews2k21]

All About Calin Georgescu, Romania's Pro-Russia Leader Likely To Be Next President

Romania’s political landscape was left shocked after pro-Russia populist Calin Georgescu won the first round of the presidential election. The far-right leader knocked the EU-leaning premier out of the race that will be decided in a December run-off. Here are top facts about Romania’s hard-right presidential candidate Ahead of Sunday���s first election round, opinion surveys had shown 62-year-old…

[trendynewsnow]

Political Turmoil in Romania After Unexpected Presidential Election Results

Political Upheaval in Romania Following Presidential Election Romania, a member of NATO and the host of a crucial missile defense facility established by the United States, is currently experiencing significant political turmoil. This unrest has been triggered by the unexpected success of a relatively obscure ultranationalist candidate in the first round of the presidential election held over the…

[unitedventurez]

Far-Right Candidate Surges Ahead in Romania's Presidential Election

In a stunning turn of events, far-right candidate Calin Georgescu has emerged as the frontrunner in the first round of Romania's presidential election, narrowly outpacing his pro-Europe rival, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu. With 96% of votes counted, Georgescu, an ultranationalist with no political party backing, secured 22% of the vote, while Ciolacu, representing the Social Democrats, trailed closely behind at 20%, according to preliminary results from the Central Electoral Bureau.

Georgescu’s unexpected surge—fueled by his unconventional campaign strategy, largely conducted on the social media platform TikTok—has caught many by surprise. His strong performance sets up a potential run-off election between him and Ciolacu on December 8, raising the stakes for millions of Romanians who voted for other candidates in the first round.

For these voters, the choice is stark: support Ciolacu, the pro-Western establishment figure who advocates for Romania's continued integration with the European Union and NATO, or throw their weight behind Georgescu, who has positioned himself as a defender of Romania’s sovereignty and criticized the country’s alignment with Western institutions. Georgescu has openly opposed Romania's participation in NATO’s missile defense system and pledged to reduce Romania’s dependence on the EU and NATO, especially in relation to Ukraine.

As final results from Bucharest and the overseas Romanian diaspora are still pending, the political landscape remains fluid. Initial exit polls had predicted a stronger showing for Ciolacu, with center-right candidate Elena Lasconi in second place. However, the current tally places Lasconi in third with 18%, followed by nationalist George Simion in fourth.

The Romanian presidency holds mostly symbolic power but plays a significant role in shaping the country's foreign policy. Voter turnout was recorded at 51%, mirroring the turnout seen in the previous election five years ago.

[blackboxdye]

western countries be like im bored of human rights why don't we try fascism again

[unlikecharlie]

After today's round of elections, I'm never making fun of American politics ever again

[multicl]

Evident, sper ca Lasconi sa câștige, dar nu va bucurați încă ca a intrat ea în turul 2... Ciolacu probabil avea mai multe șanse să îl bată pe Că**n Geo*****u decât are Lasconi pentru ca misoginismul romanesc nu poate fi niciodată subestimat😍😍

[jasmine-jane-stuff]

Some people are now shocked that someone like Călin Georgescu managed to secure first place in the initial round of the presidential elections. I’m not entirely surprised, though. We live in a country where, on YouTube’s Romania Top 100 songs, 99% are manele—songs that mostly glorify money—sung by men who look worse than gorillas. And most of these songs are local, not foreign. This tells me that anti-globalism already has deep roots here. Why bother learning English or any other language? Why bother learning about other cultures? Why bother doing any of this when "Made in Romania" is seen as the best? But is it, though?

A few years ago, I finally heard a BTS song on the radio. For Romanian ARMYs, you know how rare this is—back then, even rarer. I was thrilled—until the radio host started talking trash about them. They were “too perfect,” their skin was “too flawless,” they “looked like girls.”

We live in a country where if a man showers more than two or three times a week, uses skincare, or simply cares about his appearance, he’s ridiculed as being “girly” or even called “gay”—which, by the way, is still used as an insult here, or at least it was when I was in school. BTS is dismissed as being “too girly” by Romanian standards, but the same men who “sing” about having multiple women and flaunt oversized bellies spilling out of their clothes are somehow role models?

Why, then, is it surprising that someone like Călin Georgescu has become so popular that he stands a real chance of becoming president? How did we get here? What happened? I used to think there was no one worse than Trump, but I was so, so wrong.

Călin Georgescu literally claimed—out loud—that he is not only skeptical but certain that humanity never landed on the moon, that H2O is not actually H2O, and that water in its “natural, pure” form contains information. He supports both General Antonescu and Putin—two figures who are ideological opposites. He champions both the Orthodox Church and mysticism—again, two completely contradictory things. And then there’s his belief that giving birth via cesarean is harmful to women.

How did we get here? I’m angry, sad, disappointed, and worried. Where are we headed?

P.S. As soon as I woke up this morning, my mom told me that from now on, I need to learn to keep my mouth shut and not talk about politics to almost anyone. Are we going back to a dictatorship? It feels like I woke up in a parallel world. Still, while I still can, I won’t be silent.

[endless----love]

A ieșit din bârlog și kuliokarul (iubitorul de pungi negre cu calendar pe ele) și lingecurul nr. #1 al lui Putin în Republica Moldova, Igor Dodon. Exact ce ne mai lipsea🤦🏻‍♀️

[reality-detective]

Calin Georgescu, former Executive President of the UN and Former President of the Club of Rome, reveals how Trump disrupted the timing of their plan which should have taken place in 2016 under Hillary Clinton’s Presidency.

“Donald Trump was a big shock. An accident”

“The pandemic should have happened in 2016. With water and food shortages planned for 2020 (…) These will now happen in 2025”

He then goes on to talk about pedophilia being the achilles heel of the ‘global oligarchs’.

But take note when he says: “Their system is almost down. They will not succeed.”

[mariacallous]

Defying all predictions, populist Russia-friendly politician Calin Georgescu won the first round of Romania’s presidential elections on Sunday – signalling that the EU member state has joined the growing trend towards the far-right in the region.

Georgescu, 62, who has no party of his own, got around 23 per cent of the votes, with more than 99 per cent of ballots counted.

At midnight on Sunday, Georgescu hailed the first-round vote as a victory for the “Romanian people”.

In another big surprise, centre-right Elena Lasconi, the leader of the reformist Union for Saving Romania, came second, just a few hundred votes ahead of Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, who leads the Social Democratic Party.

George Simion, leader of the nationalist Alliance for the Union of Romanians, came fourth.

Experts’ pre-poll predictions had put Ciolacu and Simion as the favourites.

“This vote is the biggest surprise in all the elections held so far in Romania,” said journalist Dan Tapalaga.

The second-round run-off will be held on December 8, but before that, Romania has parliamentary elections on December 1, with its political scene thrown into in turmoil by Georgescu’s unexpected success.

Under the Romanian constitution, the president wields considerable power – including oversight of foreign and defence policy and responsibility for appointing the prime minister.

‘TikTok candidate’

Georgescu, a religious nationalist, conducted a low-profile campaign, focusing primarily on social media platform TikTok and making in-person appearances only in selected rural areas. He received no coverage in the mainstream media.

In his campaign messages, he advocated reducing imports, strongly supporting farmers, and boosting food and energy production. He also criticised the EU, claiming it does not adequately represent Romania’s interests.

Georgescu questioned military aid to neighbouring Ukraine and called for an end to the war. In a 2020 interview, he described Vladimir Putin as one of the world’s few genuine leaders, stating that the Russian president loves his country, regardless of the methods he employs.

Speaking late Sunday in front of his home near Bucharest, as he did not even have a campaign headquarters, Georgescu congratulated the Romanian voters for backing him.

“By rekindling the flame of hope, the Romanian people have chosen to no longer kneel, to no longer be invaded, to no longer be humiliated,” he declared.

“Tonight the Romanian people shouted ‘peace’ and they were very loud ,” he added.

Experts struggled to explain the election’s outcome.

“The result of the vote was made possible because there is a significant demand in Romanian society for a politician like Georgescu. Why? I could give a more precise answer if there were high-quality sociological data on what Romanians want. Unfortunately, we lack such data,” said political analyst Claudiu Tufis.

Journalist Tapalaga said he believes that Georgescu’s success, after largely conducting his campaign via social media, also marks a shift in the way political communication is conducted in Romania.

Tapalaga said it was “the first election where social media has been more influential than television. We have seen how TikTok can defeat mainstream media,” he added.

The Romanian diaspora played a crucial role in the first round of the presidential elections. Over 800,000 Romanians living abroad cast their votes – a record turnout.