As Romania gears up for election rerun, who are the frontrunners?

If elections were held next Sunday, George Simion and Victor Ponta would obtain the number of votes necessary to advance to the second round, according to the results of the latest Sociopol poll, the first poll conducted since the start of the electoral campaign. The article SOCIOPOL POLL The first poll of the electoral campaign: Simion and Ponta stand out from the rest of the opponents in the first round. Scenarios of the second round appeared …

The cancellation of last year's presidential elections represents a trauma for democracy in Romania, believes Remus Ioan Ștefureac, political scientist and director of INSCOP Research. As for the current campaign, the specialist believes it will be a...

As Romania gears up for election rerun, who are the frontrunners?

Romanian voters will cast their ballots for the second time in six months on 4 May, with another far-right candidate, George Simion, leading opinion polls.

Hard-right candidate leads field as new Romania election campaign begins

BUCHAREST - Romanian presidential candidates began campaigning on Friday for the rerun of an election canceled over accusations of Russian meddling, with Romania's role in NATO and the EU and its aid to neighbouring Ukraine in the spotlight. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The results of the latest Sociopol survey show stability in voting options among the electorate.

Mediafax They decided that the only option to convene the extraordinary party congress is only if Simion is elected president of Romania, writes Gândul. The decision comes in the context in which, in recent days, in certain political circles and in the underground of power, rumors have been circulating regarding the preparation of a new party that would include characters such as Gigi Becali, Antonio Andrușceac (former AUR parliamentarian) and t…