رومانيا تستعد لجولة ثانية من الانتخابات بين اليمين واليسار infographic
Graphic shows first round results of Romania’s presidential election.
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رومانيا تستعد لجولة ثانية من الانتخابات بين اليمين واليسار

November 25, 2024 - فاز المرشح اليميني المتطرف المؤيد لروسيا كالين جورجيسكو بشكل غير متوقع بالجولة الأولى من الانتخابات الرئاسية في رومانيا وسيواجه جولة إعادة ضد الإصلاحية إيلينا لاسكوني في الثامن من كانون الأول (ديسمبر).

With all votes counted, Georgescu had 22.94%, while centre-right contender Lasconi was second with 19.18%.

Lasconi pushed ahead of leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, who was a clear favourite to win the first round, propelled by strong support from Romanian voters living abroad.

Romania’s president has a semi-executive role that gives him or her control over defence spending – likely to be a difficult issue as Bucharest comes under pressure to uphold NATO spending goals during Donald Trump’s second term as U.S. president while trying to reduce a heavy fiscal deficit.

Once a member of Romania’s far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, Georgescu left the party in 2022 after he was accused by colleagues of being pro-Russian and critical of NATO, AP said.

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PUBLISHED: 25/11/2024; STORY: Graphic News
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