Romanian ruling party wins House elections to stem political crisis

4 min read Defence, EU, News by country, Politics, Romania, V4 & Romania, Calin Georgescu, Elena Lasconi, European Commission, Klaus Iohannis, Marcel Ciolacu, NATO, TikTok, United States

Romania’s ruling centre-left party came first in parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results, one week after the surprise victory of a far-right, anti-NATO presidential candidate in the first-round ballot. With 96.4% of votes counted, the ruling Social Democratic party (PSD) had 22.5% of the votes to the

Populist surge in Romanian presidential election sees PM humbled

3 min read Economy, Politics, Romania, V4 & Romania, Calin Georgescu, Elena Lasconi, George Simion, Marcel Ciolacu, NATO, Russia

Romania’s presidential election race delivered a shock result on Sunday, 24 November, as far-right, pro-Russia independent Calin Georgescu won the first round with 22.9% support, with 97.48% of the votes counted. The positive result for Georgescu defied exit polls – and has rocked the country – after the relative