Romanian Trump: As a pro -Russian politician wins the presidential elections

Thus, according to the Romanian CEC results, an independent candidate, an up -to -right pro -Russian politician, Cellene Georgescu, who does not represent any party and has no political force, was in the first place of the Romanian CEC in the first place. It should be noted that the 62-year-old Georgezka was mostly on social networks, for which he got the nickname Tiktok candidate. According to his views, he is a typical right populist, a kind of Romanian Trump.

Due to the fact that no socialization did not even predict his leadership positions, which would allow to break into the second round, the result was, without exaggeration, sensation. In the second place with 19. 18% of the vote was the representative of the opposition "Union of Rescue of Romania" of the pro-European and pro-Ukrainian candidate, 52-year-old Elena Laskoni.

Only 2 742 votes ahead of the current Prime Minister Marchel Cholak, who embraced the third electoral stage and was considered the latter almost undisputed favorite of the race. Well, finally, the one who was confidently prophesied in the second round, the leader of the Alliance for the Romanians (Aur), George Simion finished the fourth of about 14% of the vote.

In his interview with three years ago, 62-year-old, in his interview, called the NATO missile defense shield in the Romanian city of Devenela, "Diplomacy Shames," saying that the North Atlantic Alliance would not defend any of its members in the event of Russia's attack.

He also criticized Ukraine's military assistance from the United States and publicly expressed his admiration for Hungary and its Prime Minister Orban for the ability to negotiate international negotiations and defend national interests. In addition, Cellene Georgescu said that he is extremely close to Russian culture, praised Putin as a person who "loves his country.

" Actually, it is not surprising that against such a background in Romania there were those who saw a notorious "Russian trace" in the history of electoral success of Georgescu. "Based on the position of Georgeska on Ukraine and the differences between public opinion polls and actual results, we cannot exclude this (Russian intervention. In turn, the experts with whom the focus spoke with is evaluating the problem in a much more global context.

In particular, political scientist Viktor Nevzhenko in conversation with focus notes: "Apparently, there is no longer a person who would not hear in the last two years about nuclear blackmail and threats of Russia about nuclear strike in Ukraine or west. In fact, at the very top in the Russian Federation It has long been decided to make a nuclear issue with a element of bluish In the 1980s, when the CPSU and Moscow assisted the Palestinians, organized anti-American movements, etc.

In this context, the expert notes, special attention is paid to the so -called Eastern European bloc - Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Poland. "Poland, as well as Romania in this block, is especially important for Putin, including because it is a giant territory through which to supply Western weapons to Ukraine. Putin seeks to change the political leadership in these countries as much as possible. Now the focus in Romania, where the second round will take place.

I would not hold Moldova - and we would now have two neighboring countries that are hostile to Ukraine - Hungary and Moldova, "the political scientist emphasizes. In his opinion, Europe is aware of the plan of the Russian Federation on "where Ukrainianization" of the EU: "But the fact is that the European elites still do not believe in the possibility of returning to the Cold War, terrible lead 70-80, when the prime minister was killed Ministers, including Aldo Moro (former Radmina Italy. -Ed.

) Ready. In turn, political scientist Volodymyr Fesenko emphasizes in conversation with focus: "First, in my opinion, with a high probability in the second round of the presidential election in Romania, the winner will not be Kelin Georgeska, who is a flashy marginal. I think that most citizens of Romania are still Provide European sympathies, the desire to stay in the Western world, not to rush to the other side.

The open sympathetic of the Romanian fascists and demonstrates extreme marginal and populist views?! ". Calling the first round of protest vote, the political scientist stated: "And if we had a positive presidential vote in the presidential election in 2019, because they voted for every sense of a positive alternative figure, then there was a negative protest vote in Romania. I believe that the final victory of the favorite of the first round is unlikely. Issues, so -called green priorities, etc.

Plus, many people are afraid of the risk of war, so they respond to such anti -war in the form of calls. " The first round of presidential elections in Romania, is convinced by Vladimir Fesenko, is another manifestation of the strengthening of right -wing populist forces in Europe, especially in the central and eastern parts: "Here we can talk not only about Romania. We see the victory of Fitzo in Slovakia, the dominance of Orban in Hungary.

And what about Romania, if right -wing are won in Austria! The fact that the same Georgess is pro -Russian, but in fact the key problem is that it is anti -Western. And so that there are no such results as in Romania during the first round of the presidential election, the political scientist sums up, pro -government elites have to listen more often to those people "whom they forget about the next day after the election.

" "In general, it is time for European elites to think about how to solve the problem of political populism, because the consequences of this problem will be very, very negative. And this destructive populism is a diagnosis that applies not only to Romania and its leaders," Vladimir Fesenko states.