With 98.66 percent of ballots counted, Georgescu was leading with 22.59 percent to Ciolacu's 19.55 percent in the race to take over from President Klaus Iohannis in the largely ceremonial post.
With 98.66 percent of ballots counted, Georgescu was leading with 22.59 percent to Ciolacu's 19.55 percent in the race to take over from President Klaus Iohannis in the largely ceremonial post.Calin Georgescu, independent candidate for president, after registering his bid in the country's presidential elections, in Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 1, 2024. / Photo: AP Archive
But with 98.66 percent of ballots counted, Georgescu was leading with 22.59 percent to Ciolacu's 19.55 percent in the race to take over from President Klaus Iohannis in the largely ceremonial post. Another nationalist candidate, George Simion, is currently running fourth, putting the far-right on track to take about a third of the vote.
Georgescu surged in recent days with a viral TikTok campaign calling for an end to aid for Ukraine. He has also sounded a sceptical note on Romania's NATO membership.
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