French politician and leader of the Patriots party Florian Philippot said on 25 November that the possible victory of independent candidate Calin Georgescu in Romania’s presidential election is a slap in the face for the European Union and NATO.
‘A huge surprise in Romania, where an anti-EU and anti-NATO candidate has won the presidential election. <…> What a magnificent slap in the face to the EU and NATO,’ he wrote on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
Filippo also noted that Georgescu favours ‘a pro-peace candidate who wants to end financial and military support for the Kiev regime’.
Earlier in the day, the Libertatea newspaper reported that after processing 98.7 per cent of ballots, Georgescu had 22.65 per cent of the vote, incumbent Romanian Prime Minister and head of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Marcel Ciolacu had 19.46 per cent, and anti-Russian supporter Elena Lasconi, leader of the Union for the Salvation of Romania, had 18.93 per cent. A total of 14 candidates are running in the election.
At the same time, Ruslan Andreev, an expert of the Polylog Group, told Izvestia that Georgescu’s victory in the first round of the presidential election in Romania could harm Ukraine for a number of reasons. According to the political analyst, his victory will strengthen the positions of other pro-national state leaders.
