The Mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, is imposed on the extremely George Simiion in Romania presidentials | International | EUROtoday

The present mayor of Bucharest and impartial and European candidate, Nicusor Dan, 55, has been imposed this Sunday to the extremely -nationalist George Simion, 38, within the second spherical of the presidential elections held in Romania, with 95% of the scrutinized vote. With the counting of the ballots virtually resolved, the councilor of the Romanian capital obtains 54.22% of the help, by 45.75% its rival. Dan’s victory confirms the nation’s attachment to the trail undertaken inside the European Union.

With loads of emotion and concern, the Romanians turned early this Sunday to vote within the second spherical of the presidential elections, which within the first occasion received, two weeks in the past, the extremely -rightist George Simion, with 41% of the votes.

The elections, thought of an important of the democratic period, since they settled the geopolitical way forward for the nation, are the repetition of these held in November. Then, the professional -Russian and extremist candidate, Calin Georgescu – who has sponsored Simion – received the primary envite in November and the Constitutional Court annulled the method for alleged Russian interference. This triggered a political implosion on this nation in Eastern Europe that has additionally placed on the European Union on guard.

On the afternoon of this Sunday, whereas the Romanians elected their future president, Telegram customers in Romania acquired a message despatched by an account assigned to the founder Pavel Durov. Shortly after, the Romanian Foreign Ministry denounced Russian interference. “During the current presidential elections of Romania, once again we see the brands of Russian interference. A viral campaign of false news in Telegram and other social media platforms aims to influence the electoral process,” stated Andrei Tarnea, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry.

“In today’s elections he has won a Romanian community that wants to change Romania deeply, that state institutions work, corruption is reduced, a prosperous economic environment; a community that wants a society of dialogue and not hate,” Dan stated after realizing the primary polls on the foot of the urn.

For its half, Simion, chief of the Alliance for the Union of the Romanians (Aur), which rejected the info disseminated by the pollsters, claimed a “clear victory.” “We are not going to take revenge on anyone; from tomorrow we started the reconstruction of Romania,” stated the Ultra on the steps of the Senate, positioned within the city’s home, the second largest public constructing on this planet. “I am the new president of Romania with a big difference, they correctly count each vote,” he stated later in his social networks. The scrutiny took the explanation.

The election day

The inflow to the polls touched 65%, twelve factors greater than within the first spherical held on May 4. To this progress contributed the sturdy pull of the diaspora. With the nonetheless provisional knowledge, 1,533,668 individuals exercised their proper to vote from overseas, nicely above what was registered two weeks in the past. The highest variety of votes is that of Italy, adopted by Germany, the United Kingdom and Spain.

“I hope that the fight against hate and manipulation wins; I want a free, democratic Romania, where we can contradict ourselves in a civilized way,” Cristina, a scholar of the Bucharest Aerospace Engineering Faculty, harassed through the electoral day. He had been ready for greater than half an hour to vote on the Electoral College positioned within the Regie Complex, the University Campus.

“I vote for the values ​​with which I have grown up, respect and European course,” stated this younger girl, who was proudly regarded round for the mobilization that her technology is main. “It is a crucial moment for us, we cannot depart from Europe,” stated Maria, a chemical engineering scholar, whereas hopefully whereas mentioning the lengthy tail of people that want to vote.

“We are interested in the future of Romania, we do not lose the hope that the country must continue advancing,” stated Alex, a historical past professor, at his exit from the Spire Haret Institute, within the heart of Bucharest, the place many voters additionally anticipated patiently. “Indifferently who is president, we must be happy because we have expressed our will,” he added. Beside him, Raluca was extra skeptical with simion voters.

Moscow interference

For Cristian Pre. “The express support of high Russian positions and Alexander Dugin [el ideólogo del presidente Vladimir Putin] The objective of the elections has changed to Georgescu, since Russia had never been involved in Romania’s electoral processes so far, he had never supported a candidate for the State Headquarters, ”he says.

The political scientist, who was Secretary of State within the Ministry of Foreign, emphasizes that Romania had loved a wholesome democratic alternation till 2012, with a celebration in energy and his opponent within the opposition. But, since then, the 2 predominant formations – the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the National Party (NLP) – sealed an alliance that has monopolized the governments and slowed the start of different formations.

“Nicusor created La Unión Savar Romania (USR) in 2016 with Europeanist ideas, while George Simion co -founded in 2019 the formation of the extreme right Aur, which has joined the nostalgic both of communism and the Romanian fascism of the interwar period,” says Pre.