Georgescu, 62, won 43.3% of the vote in Romania's large diaspora, compared to Lasconi who got 26.8%. Most local surveys predicted he would win less than 10% of the vote.

Romania’s constitutional court has annulled the country’s 2024 presidential election process in a historic decision, meaning the first round which saw far-right ultranationalist candidate ...

Georgescu was due to face reformist Elena Lasconi, the leader of the center-right Save Romania Union party, in a December 8 runoff. Over 51 percent of the country voted in the temporarily-defunct ...

Calin Georgescu, who ran independently, will face off against reformist Elena Lasconi in a runoff in two weeks. Georgescu, 62, was ahead after nearly all ballots were counted with around 22.95% of ...

Calin Georgescu, the pro-Russian far-right independent candidate who scored a shock victory in the first round of Romania's presidential election, has denied that he want the country out of NATO ...

A hard-right critic of NATO who has praised Russia is set to face a center-right opposition leader in a presidential election runoff in Romania that could undermine its pro-Western stance after a ...

Romanian ultranationalist Călin Georgescu won a shock first-round victory in the country’s presidential elections, according to official results published Monday afternoon. Georgescu won with 22.94 ...

Lasconi, the candidate of the Europeanist Union Save Romania (USR), won 19% of the vote, with a lead of less than 3,000 votes over the incumbent Prime Minister, Social Democrat Marcel Ciolacu.

A far-right, pro-Russia candidate has taken a surprise lead in the first round of Romania's presidential election. With more than 99% of votes counted, ultranationalist Calin Georgescu was on 23% ...

Elena Lasconi would be country’s first female president, but voters are tilting towards ultranationalist Călin Georgescu. Accessibility help Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer.

Lasconi also referred to her own modest upbringing, talking about her mother’s hard work as a dishwasher at several restaurants in the small western town of Hațeg, where Lasconi grew up. “All of her ...

Elena Lasconi, leader of the opposition Save Romania Union (USR) party, confirmed she will run in the 2025 presidential elections, while Crin Antonescu's participation as the ruling coalition's ...