The presidential elections in Romania are in the viewfinder of the international press, which draws attention to the extraordinary struggle between George Simion, a candidate considered “Eurosceptic of extreme right”, and Nicușor Dan, seen as a “pro-European candidate”.
Nicușor Dan and George Simion Photo: Profimedia
The British daily The Guardian states that the second round of the Romanian presidential elections is the most important of what it calls the “Super Sunday” in Europe. In addition to Romania, elections are organized for the position of president in Poland, while Portuguese choose their representatives in Parliament.
“A victory of the extreme right is a real possibility in the East-European state on the same day as the votes of Poland and Portugal”, The quoted source says.
The Guardian journalists claim that “Romanians vote in a crucial presidential confrontation, which could radically modify the strategic alignment and economic perspectives of their country“George Simion is described as”An impetuous populist, critical to the EU and Trump’s admirer“, Who sees in his far right party, gold, a” natural ally “of the Maga movement in the United States, while the independent Nicușor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest, is considered a pro-European candidate.
Financial Times draws attention to the huge voting presence. “The voters have a choice between the pro-European Nicușor Dan and the ultra-nationalist George Simion as president ”.
The journalists from the BBC ask: “The vote in Romania will remove the country from the European current“?
“It is a vote that could determine Romania, a member of both NATO and the European Union (EU), to suddenly move away from the European current“, They say.
“Skeptic right against an independent of the center”
And France 24 describes the choices that take place simultaneously in Romania, Poland and Portugal as very disputed.
“Right -wing skeptic against a center independent“, Titters the French journalists about the elections in Romania, whose result”could have implications for both the country’s difficulty economy and the EU unit”.
“The 38-year-old far-right nationalist George Simion, who opposes the military aid granted to the neighboring Ukraine and criticizes the leadership of the European Union, has decisively won the first tour of the presidential elections, causing the collapse of a pro-Western coalition government. The mayor of Bucharest, Nicușor Dan, 55 years old, who has committed to fight corruption, is firmly pro-EU and NATO and said that Romania’s support for Ukraine is vital for its own security against a rising threat”, The two candidates by the French publication are described.
Instead, journalists from “Le Monde” describe George Simion as “a Romanian nationalist who likes to shock“And he considers him a favorite to win the second tour of the presidential elections on Sunday.
“Gueliv and confident, George Simion, the leader of the alliance for the unity of Romanians (gold, far right), confidently addresses the second round of the presidential elections, scheduled on Sunday, May 18, in which he seems to be a favorite. The 38-year-old this nationalist and convinced leader of Donald Trump dreams of forming a sovereign alliance in the European Union (EU), especially with his other political model, Italian Giorgia Meloni, which he visited on Wednesday in Rome.”, Write French journalists.
Corriere della Serra: “Romania is at the crossroads”
In contrast, the Italian publication Corriere della Serra explains why the presidential elections in Romania represent “The most important vote in the post-communist history of Bucharest ”.
“Romania is at the crossroads“I say the Italian journalists, who claim that this election”should decide whether or not this Eastern country wants to continue to support a strong EU”.
“In this semi -residential republic on the border with Ukraine, the head of state dictates the line of foreign policy and is at the table of leaders within the EU Council. At these elections, for this armchair competes two anti-system figures, at opposite ends of the spectrum: George Simion and Nicușor Dan“Says the quoted source.
Reporting of Politico Publication in Transylvania
Politico publication has made a report in Transylvania regarding the elections in Romania.
“In a way, the Sunday elections are the perfect expression of the confidence crisis that included the political system in Romania: for the first time in 1989, none of the two candidates for the presidency comes from one of the main political parties who have governed more or less continuously since the Revolution.”, Reports the quoted source.
It is a clash between moderation and populism that sounds at the same pace and animates political battles in Europe and beyond – from America to Germany, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Italy.
