Romania presidential elections 2024: Huge shock in the first round as partial results show nationalistic independent candidate Calin Georgescu in front
Romania’s presidential elections are heading towards a surprise result after the first round held on Sunday, November 24. With over three-quarters (76%) of the votes counted and centralized, independent candidate Calin Georgescu is in the lead, ahead of social democrat prime minister Marcel Ciolacu.
Calin Georgescu, 63, has a doctorate in pedology and has worked as a specialist in the environment conservation sector. His messages position him as a nationalistic candidate.
The partial results indicated over 1.6 million votes for Georgescu, representing 22% of the 7.3 million ballots counted so far, versus 1.57 million votes (21.5%) for PM Ciolacu.
Reformist candidate Elena Lasconi (USR) was third, with 1.18 million votes (16.1% of the total), followed by far-right leader George Simion (AUR), with 1.07 million votes (14.6% of the total).
Liberal leader Nicolae Ciuca was fifth (9.5%) and independent Mircea Geoana, the former NATO deputy secretary general, was only sixth (5.9%).
If the current hierarchy doesn’t change, the second round will be fought between independent Calin Georgescu and PSD’s Marcel Ciolacu. However, there were still about 2 million ballots to count and centralize, mostly from Bucharest and bigger cities and from Diaspora, which may help the USR’s Elena Lasconi close the gap on the top two.
However, the results were a total shock for the political establishment in Bucharest, as nobody predicted such a high score for an independent candidate who was almost absent from mainstream media during the campaign. Instead, Calin Georgescu’s campaign focused almost exclusively on social media channels such as Facebook and TikTok, where he gained a lot of traction.
The exit polls showed PM Marcel Ciolacu comfortably in the lead, with 25%, and Elena Lasconi second, with 18%, followed by Calin Georgescu with 16%.
Meanwhile, the polls carried out since the beginning of November didn't even point to Georgescu as a potential contender for the second round, as his score was estimated at about 5%.
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