Licensed betting operators in Romania favor independent candidate Călin Georgescu, 62, over Elena Lasconi, 52, from USR, but the numbers can change from one hour to the next.
Elena Lasconi and Călin Georgescu
Bookmakers offer Călin Georgescu, the “TikTok candidate”, with a 1.6-1.7 rate. The odds for Elena Lasconi vary between 1.9-2.2. The numbers can change depending on how much is bet on a particular candidate or depending on the events.
Odds are also given in relation to the percentages by which the winner will overcome his rival, as follows:
Under / Over 2 percent: -2: rate 15.00
Under / Over 3 percent: -3: odds 4.15, +3: odds 1.15
Under / Over 5 percent: -5: odds 2.15, +5: odds 1.55
Under / Over 10 percent: -10: odds 1.40, +10: odds 2.50
Under / Over 20 percent: -20: odds 1.03, +20: odds 7.15
Under / Over 30 percent: +30: rate 25.00
Under / Over 40 percent: +40: rate 250.00
Hairdressers failed in the first round. Although he was a big favorite, the social-democrat Marcel Ciolacu, the current prime minister of Romania, missed the final, after he was overtaken in the last hundred meters by Elena Lasconi, the president of USR.
In the election campaign conducted on TikTok, Georgescu clearly positioned himself against the betting houses, which he threatened to abolish if he came to power.
The two candidates will face each other at the polls on December 8.
