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After 99.98% of the votes have been counted, it’s clear that the independent, far-right candidate has taken top spot in the first round of Romania ’s presidential election.
It seems Georgescu’s social media campaign, which focused on the cost of living, managed to cut through.It’s not 100% certain the populist will become the country’s next president when the runoff takes place on December 8. Romania, which has a 400-mile border with Ukraine, offers a key transit route for Ukraine’s grain exports and plays a major role forThe country was expected to be part of Nato’s first line of defence if Putin ever extended his land grab beyond Ukraine, as many think he would like to – but now it’s not clear how a Georgescu presidency could respond to such aggression from Russia.
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