The Romanian authorities have set a re-election for 4 May, with a second round to be held on 18 May, if necessary. It should be recalled that official presidential elections were already held in the country on 24 November, after which independent candidate Calin Georgescu came out on top, but due to “Russian intervention”, the result of the vote was canceled.
At the same time, Georgescu, who opposes aid to Ukraine, still expects victory and is already leading in the opinion poll. Now much depends on whether the constitutional court disqualifies him for accusations of illegal financing. Its continued and even growing popularity can be partly explained by the deep distrust of Romanian society towards the country’s traditional parties, which many Romanians believe “pulled strings” to overturn the result of the first round of voting.
According to opinion polls, the majority of Romanians still believe that cancelling the elections was a bad decision. “A month has passed and we still don’t have a clear explanation as to why the elections were cancelled. There is no evidence that any state or other entity is involved to justify the events we witnessed.”
Translated and edited by L. Earth
