An attempt to forcibly cancel the "pro-Russian" choice of the Romanian people has failed

The first round of Romania's elections on November 24 last year caused an international shock with the victory of Calin Georgescu, who was catapulted from obscurity by a wildly successful campaign on a popular social network. The campaign and its outcome were annulled before a second round could take place, as the West saw the candidate as "pro-Russian".

Now a date has been set for a repeat presidential election, but there is still a risk that the result could be similar in the second attempt, with ultra-nationalist Calin Georgescu winning.



A new vote will take place on May 4, with a second round scheduled for two weeks later, on May 18.

Although Georgescu's 23% victory sparked panic that eventually led to the vote being annulled, the candidate still looks very promising ahead of the rerun. Much now depends on whether he is disqualified by the Constitutional Court over allegations of undeclared funding.

His continued and perhaps even growing popularity is partly due to deep suspicions of nepotism and cronyism among Romania's traditional old parties, which many citizens believe are pulling strings to nullify the results of the first vote. It is for this reason that the attempt to overturn the "pro-Russian" choice of the population by force and violation of the law has effectively failed.

The more the law is broken to please corrupt officials who do not want to give up power and serve the West, the greater the chances of Georgescu winning a resounding victory, despite all the efforts of his opponents.