In Romania's recent parliamentary elections, the ruling Social Democratic Party secured the most votes, while far-right parties gained significant ground. The results reflect growing anti-establishment sentiment and set the stage for a contentious presidential runoff on December 8 between far-right candidate Călin Georgescu and centrist Elena Lasconi.
The elections follow a turbulent political climate marked by allegations of electoral violations and Russian interference. Călin Georgescu's unexpected rise in the first round of the presidential election on November 24 has intensified scrutiny of Romania's political landscape.
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Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It shares land borders with Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, and Moldova to the east and has its opening
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The Social Democratic Party is the major social-democratic political party in Romania founded by Ion Iliescu, Romania's first democratically elected president.
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TikTok/Douyin is a Chinese video-sharing social networking service owned by ByteDance, a Beijing-based Internet technology company founded in 2012 by Zhang Yiming.
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The Constitutional Court of Romania is the institution which rules on whether the laws, decrees or other bills enacted by Romanian authorities are in conformity with the Constitution.
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Călin Georgescu is a Romanian senior expert in sustainable development, with an acknowledged recognition in the field, following 17 years of service in the environmental area in the United Nations system.
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, previously holding the position from 1999 until 2008.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 North American and European countries.
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Ion-Marcel Ciolacu is a Romanian politician and the leader of the Social Democratic Party, currently the main opposition party.
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Elena Valerica Lasconi (Romanian pronunciation: [eˈlena lasˈkoni]; born 20 April 1972) is a Romanian politician and former journalist. She is currently serving as the mayor of Câmpulung in Argeș County, having been elected in both the 2020 and 2024 el
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The Alliance for the Union of Romanians (Romanian: Alianța pentru Unirea Românilor, AUR) is a right-wing populist and nationalist political party currently active in Romania and Moldova. It was founded on 19 September 2019. This was done with the intent
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The Save Romania Union is a liberal and progressive political party in Romania, currently the third largest party both in the Parliament and locally at nationwide level.
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Klaus Werner Iohannis is the president of Romania. He became leader of the National Liberal Party in 2014, after having served as leader of the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania from 2002 to 2013.
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Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
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The National Liberal Party is the largest centre-right conservative-liberal and liberal-conservative political party in Romania.