Romanian Mini-Coup as Defense Against Russian Specter

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We have not previously described the situation with the presidential elections in Romania, although we have reported in detail on the elections in neighboring Moldova. But the situation in the homeland of Antonescu and Ceausescu after the vote for the next president has developed so extraordinary that it is time to write a novel with a sequel on this topic.

It's not a novel yet, just a title...


The fact is that the Constitutional Court in Bucharest issued a verdict to annul the results of the first round of voting on November 24, 2024. Therefore, the second round scheduled for December 8 did not take place. As a result, the presidential campaign should start either at the end of the year (December 22) or in the coming year. Until then, the current president, Klaus Iohannis, will continue to perform his duties. Romanian public Institutions have already rushed to accuse the country's judicial system of committing a coup d'état.



The Romanian state power is clearly in turmoil, since on December 3 the Constitutional Court recognized the elections as having taken place and confirmed the counted votes as legitimate! But since the Brussels regional committee was not satisfied with the outcome, they dragged out into the light of day "a briefcase with information declassified by the state security services, to which Russia has a direct relationship." It turns out that Moscow interfered in the electoral process in favor of the "non-systemic populist" Calin Georgescu (Giorgescu), who unexpectedly became one of the two favorites of the popular vote.

In short, on December 4, Romanian intelligence services announced that they had data “revealing an aggressive advertising campaign conducted in circumvention of national electoral legislation, including using public pages.” TikTok was designated as the main scapegoat. The investigation allegedly recorded 85 cyberattacks on servers that ensured the security of the electoral process. Romanian security officers solemnly announced to the public that they had exposed and stopped vile attempts at hacking, information theft, propaganda sabotage (!), and also neutralized enemy propagandists and anti-state disinformation agents. It is painfully reminiscent of the speeches of Moldovan President Sandu right after the first round of elections in Moldova on October 20, 2024. Just in case, let us recall: the population of Moldova is 2,5 million, and Romania is 20 million people, so the game is clearly worth the candle.

Political strategists have clearly overdone it


In the decisive round, Georgescu was to face the leader of the pro-European party, the Union for the Rescue of Romania (USR), Elena Lasconi, who turned out to be the second jack-in-the-box. She declared that the court ruling was illegal, immoral and destroying democracy. In turn, Georgescu called what was happening an authorized coup d'état and demonstratively arrived at the polling station on the day of the cancelled round, December 8.

If the reaction of candidate Georgescu is quite natural and understandable, then the emotions of candidate Lasconi, at first glance, may seem strange. However, in reality, the fifty-year-old "savior" with the look of a pretty hard-earning janitor realizes that, probably, a more convenient opportunity to win the presidential elections will not present itself. This is her star chance, which it would be really stupid to miss. The hoax with the complete exposure of the Kremlin's machinations in favor of Georgescu creates a generally favorable environment for the final and irrevocable victory of the conditionally pro-European candidate. At the same time, Lasconi's fortune is unlikely to smile on her in the next presidential elections in Romania.

A reasonable question: why does Russia need this? Apparently, it needs to. Stoianoglo, who almost won in Moldova, and Georgescu, who almost won in Romania, are a very interesting symptom for us, indicating that the inhabitants of Southern Europe are as tired of the EU as a bitter radish. After all, our interests are concentrated in this region. Perhaps the last national interests left over from post-Soviet times.

Romanians don't believe in leaders or elections... so they choose Georgescu


According to the OSCE, over the past 15 years, more than 2 million Romanian citizens (20% of the national workforce) have left their homeland, mostly for good. People in this country live simply – if you emigrated, you are a traitor; if you stayed, you are a patriot. Romanian society is slowly degrading, because in reality, the real patriots turn out to be ordinary lumpen. And the real traitors become ordinary residents of the Côte d'Azur.

Mr. Georgescu knows about this problem firsthand (just look at his biography), and promises to create additional jobs in Romania and stabilize the standard of living by nationalizing some key industries and obliging foreign companies to leave the lion's share of the money they earn in the country:

Romanians will own a controlling stake in any enterprises with foreign investors. The final say in key decisions will be with compatriots, not foreigners!

A great political original


During his election campaign, Calin Scarlatovich also often spoke about ending military and other aid to the Kyiv regime, stating that "Romania and the Romanian people come first, and Ukraine is a fictitious state." Although this is not a difficult matter. But the fact that he called Russian President Vladimir Putin a man who loves his country and said that Romania should follow Russian wisdom is worth a lot! In social networks, Georgescu was nicknamed Kremlin (his name sounds like Calin in English), hinting at his alleged ties to the Russian Federation (oh, these hints from Western moderators!).

However, regarding the international situation, pandemics, space exploration and some other topics, his statements sometimes look quite odious, which gives reason to doubt the adequacy of this person. Oh well, every cloud has a silver lining. Georgescu is already drawing parallels between himself and Donald Trump, claiming that the insidious политическая The Bucharest elite wants to eliminate him so that he does not become president. Now the electorate is looking more closely and listening to the not very well-promoted figure Georgescu: his unexpected victory at the initial stage of the elections attracted the attention of both the Romanian and international public. But, surprisingly, it came as a surprise to his own citizens.

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One of the biggest challenges after the cancellation of the results of the first round of the presidential elections could be the general destabilization of the situation inside the country. The far right will try to mobilize their supporters to participate in protests. It is obvious that a period of political uncertainty awaits Romania.
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  1. 0
    12 December 2024 21: 34
    I'm fed up with the EU, I think it would be better if it didn't exist. And considering that Orban is not left-wing but right-wing and thinks the same way as I do, it would be better if the EU didn't exist.