Romania: Expert warns far-right may win Romania's presidential elections (…)

January 14, 2025

Expert warns far-right may win Romania's presidential elections unless traditional parties find common grounds
Jan 14, 2025

Expert warns far-right may win Romania's presidential elections unless traditional parties find common grounds.

The Romanian far-right electorate accounts for less than 40%, but two of its candidates may make it to the second round of the presidential elections if the "traditional parties" fail to provide a coherent alternative – the rector of the Political Sciences School in Bucharest (SNSPA), Remus (…)

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