Romania chooses another anti-EU and anti-NATO nationalist in the first round of its second presidential election, after the one won by Georgescu and annulled by the Constitutional Court due to Russian interference.

George Simion won over 40% of the vote (40.5%) and will face the pro-European mayor of Bucharest Dan, who won almost 21%, in the second round.

"Today the Romanian people have spoken. It is time to make themselves heard, despite the obstacles, despite the manipulations. The Romanians have risen up," George Simion's hot comment to the local media.

Despite the climate of general distrust and the controversy that followed the shocking cancellation of the November vote by the Constitutional Court due to suspected Russian interference, turnout increased: it rose to 53.2 percent, less than 1 point more than 5 months ago . With Simion who more than tripled his consensus compared to November in the first round then cancelled, when he had stopped at 13% of the preferences and in fourth place.

(Online Union)

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