Far-right populist looks set to enter runoff in Romanian presidential election

The Gazette

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A Romanian hard-right NATO critic and leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu appeared in dead heat after the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, partial tallies showed, in a shock result threatening Romania's staunchly pro-Ukraine stance.
Voice Of America
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Calin Georgescu, who ran independently, led the polls with about 22% of the vote after nearly 93% of votes were counted, while Ciolacu of the Social Democratic party, or PSD, trailed at 21%.
Guardian
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Elena Lasconi of the centre-right Save Romania Union party was running third with nearly 19 percent, followed by George Simion of the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians with 14 percent.
Aljazeera
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Georgescu (62) has questioned military support for Ukraine, called for an end to the war and cast doubt on the benefit of Romania’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato).
Irish Times

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