An upset, a victory without a majority, and a close result sum up yesterday’s elections in Romania, Portugal, and Poland. [1], [2], [3]
In Romania, centrist pro-European Nicuşor Dan was elected president, defying predictions that far-right candidate George Simion, a self-declared admirer of Donald Trump, would win. Data from Romania’s Central Electoral Authority showed that Dan secured 54.2%, while Simion received 45.8%.
Simion had easily won the first round on May 4, and after the first results were announced yesterday, his supporters received messages alleging electoral fraud, urging them to protest “if they try to steal the victory of the Romanian people,” according to the Guardian.
The elections in Romania were held after the November results, which declared Russia-aligned C. Georgescu the winner, were annulled due to allegations of Russian involvement.
In Portugal, the center-right, led by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, remained in power, but without a majority. The far-right party “Chega” also surpassed 20% for the first time, threatening the Socialists (23.4%) and narrowly missing out on becoming the official opposition.
In Poland, pro-European Rafał Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw and candidate of Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition, will face nationalist Karol Nawrocki in the second round of the presidential elections (June 1).
Trzaskowski was the favorite, but gradually, according to polls, the gap narrowed, and he ultimately secured 30.8% of the vote in the first round, while Nawrocki received 29.1%.
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