Far-right NATO critic seen winning Romanian presidential runoff vote
BUCHAREST - Romanians vote in a presidential election runoff on Sunday that could see Calin Georgescu, a far-right critic of NATO, defeat pro-European centrist Elena Lasconi, an outcome that might isolate Romania in the West and erode its support for Ukraine.
Georgescu, 62, a self-styled outsider who considers Russian President Vladimir Putin a true leader and patriot, stunned the Romanian mainstream and European allies when he emerged from relative obscurity as the winner of the Nov. 24 first round. Opinion polls show Georgescu's public support running at nearly 60% but with roughly 40% of voters saying they are undecided, the election is difficult to call, they say.
"We have relied on others for too long, their decisions, armies, food and economy," he said on social media on Monday. "This must stop." Mainstream parties, including the PSD and Lasconi's Save Romania Union , are expected to struggle to formulate a policy platform amid disagreements on how to handle the country's vast budget gap - 8% of GDP, the EU's highest.
The president represents Romania at EU and NATO summits and appoints chief judges, prosecutors and secret service heads. As Hungary's Viktor Orban has done before, Romania's next president could veto important EU votes that require unanimity.
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