Romania orders election recount after shock far-right win – DW – 11/28/2024
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The recount was ordered by Romania's Constitutional Court. Far-right populist Calin Georgescu won the first round of the presidential election and was set to go against centrist Elena Lasconi in a December runoff.

Summary

Romania’s Constitutional Court has ordered a recount of the November 24 presidential election after far-right candidate Calin Georgescu unexpectedly won the first round, despite polling below 5% beforehand.

Georgescu, critical of NATO and supportive of Russia’s Putin, will face centrist Elena Lasconi in a December 8 runoff.

The court rejected an application to annul the election, citing a missed deadline.

The decision comes amid reports of cyberattacks and allegations of TikTok of favoring the far-right candidate.

  • Hubi@feddit.orgEnglish
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    21 days ago

    I don’t know what would be more disturbing, finding out that the election was rigged without anyone noticing or that so many people actually voted for this guy.

        • Jumi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          20 days ago

          But most of the 30-40% who didn’t vote seem to be okay with Trump too. Added together that’s more than half of the US.

          • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            20 days ago

            Honestly, not really. Most of them don’t pay any attention, they’re too busy living paycheck to paycheck and trying not to be homeless and don’t have the time to stay politically educated.

            And yes, that is pretty paradoxically why so much of the country is in that position in the first place.

            • CmdrShepard42@lemm.eeEnglish
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              20 days ago

              We’re in that position because neither one of these parties is willing to do anything about it. Many people recognize this and just disengage because “what’s the point? We’re screwed either way.”

              This time around, both candidates were cheering on genocide, the rich, and anti-immigrant rhetoric which gave the clear advantage to the party with a base that supports these ideals while it predicably backfired for the candidate whose base doesn’t support these ideals.