In the Sunday presidential election CRIN Antonescu, a joint candidate supported by three coalition parties-PSD, the National-Liberal Party (PNL) and the Democratic Association of Romania Hungarians (UDMR), was in 3rd place with a result of 20.07 percent. votes. And he did not get to the second round.
First place with a result of over 40 percent He took the leader of the radical right -wing party Aur George Simion, and the second – the mayor of Bucharest Nicusor Dan (21 %).
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Repeated elections in Romania. 11 candidates
11 candidates took part in the presidential election, but the main competition took place between four main contenders to the Presidential Office. According to surveys, George Simion, the head of Aur (a relationship for the unity of Romanians), Crin Antonescu, a liberal supported by the ruling coalition, starting as the independent mayor of Bukarrest Nicusor Dan and former prime minister from the social democrats of the social democrats of Victor Ponta had a chance.
The election was also competed by: Elena Lascononi, leader of the USR center-right party (Romanian saving relationship), Cristian Terhes from the Romanian National Conservative Party, Marcela Sandru (Humanities Social and Liberal Party), Sebastian Popescu from the New Romania party, Silviu Prediu from the Party of the National Action League, as well Independent John-Ion Banu-Muscel and Petru Funeiu.
Sunday elections are a re -vote. They take place after this in December last year The constitutional court annulled the first round of the presidential election of November 24, 2024. The reason for this decision was the allegations of one of the candidates – Calina Georgescu, who then won the first place – for abuse in the campaign and breaking the principles of fair election competition, as well as support from the “external actor”, i.e. Russia.
