Romania orders election recount after shock far-right win – DW – 11/28/2024
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The recount was ordered by Romania's Constitutional Court. Far-right populist Calin Georgescu won the first round of the presidential election and was set to go against centrist Elena Lasconi in a December runoff.

Summary

Romania’s Constitutional Court has ordered a recount of the November 24 presidential election after far-right candidate Calin Georgescu unexpectedly won the first round, despite polling below 5% beforehand.

Georgescu, critical of NATO and supportive of Russia’s Putin, will face centrist Elena Lasconi in a December 8 runoff.

The court rejected an application to annul the election, citing a missed deadline.

The decision comes amid reports of cyberattacks and allegations of TikTok of favoring the far-right candidate.

  • febra@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 年前

    There’s an ongoing theory that the corrupt guy might want this to happen indeed. See, the presidency in Romania isn’t as important as it is in the US. We’re a parliamentary republic, which means that parties need to form a coalition so that they can vote in a government. There are some hints pointing in the direction that the corrupt guy might try to hijack the elections so that the far-right guy gets the presidency. This in turn would mean that the corrupt guy’s party can form a coalition government with the far-right parties and thus get elected as prime minister. It’s easier for them to govern with the far-right than with the progressives or center parties.