
Dead Heat Ahead of Romanian Presidential Elections
Romania’s presidential elections, with the first round set for this Sunday, May 4th, are shaping up to be an extremely tight race for the runoff.

Romania’s presidential elections, with the first round set for this Sunday, May 4th, are shaping up to be an extremely tight race for the runoff.
“Out of respect for the democracy and respect for the voice of the Romanian people, I cannot take part in this electoral debate,” Simion said—and left the TV studio.

Pro-EU candidates are vying for the second spot, each armed with wildly different opinion polls to push others to withdraw.

With polls showing a likely runoff against liberal Nicușor Dan, Simion faces an uphill battle as ‘pro-European’ parties are set to unite against him.

George Simion is the new presidential frontrunner, but there are questions over whether he will share the same fate as his predecessor.

“Europe is now a dictatorship, Romania is under tyranny,” claimed Călin Georgescu, as his tear-gassed supporters clashed with riot police.

The EU needs reforms to pull back from the “recent ideological madness,” the Polish former PM said.

Prosecutor accuses AUR of fabricating “thousands of lists of supporters” to launch the EU campaign of an AUR-linked independent candidate.