A far-right, pro-Russia candidate has taken a surprise lead in the first round of Romania’s presidential election
With more than 99% of votes counted, ultranationalist Calin Georgescu was on 23%, followed by centre-right candidate Elena Lasconi of the Save Romania Union and populist social democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, the pre-election favourite.
The strong showing of Georgescu, who has no party of his own and campaigned largely on the social media platform TikTok, came as the biggest surprise of the election.
The latest count suggests Lasconi is narrowly ahead of Ciolacu by around 2,000 votes and will face Georgescu in a final run-off for the presidency on 8 December.
Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news
#Romania #BBCNews
L'edizione della notte del Tg diretto da Enrico Mentana
L'informazione della testata giornalistica di LA7 diretta da Enrico Mentana
VERONA (ITALPRESS) – Prima vittoria in campionato per il Verona che batte l’Atalanta 3-1 grazie alle reti di Belghali, Giovane…
LUBLINO (POLONIA) (ITALPRESS) – Due medaglie individuali per l’Italia nella penultima giornata di Europei in vasca corta di Lublino (Polonia).…
MILANO (ITALPRESS) – Una notte da sola in vetta, aspettando gli impegni di Milan, Napoli e Roma. Nella bagarre d’alta…
Today, Laura and Paddy are joined by TV critic and broadcaster Scott Bryan to discuss the future of the entertainment…