A recent electoral survey conducted by Sociopol for Romania TV reveals that nationalist and far-right candidates are poised to dominate Romania\u2019s presidential election this May. The poll suggests that radical candidates, including leading figure C\u0103lin Georgescu, will advance to the second round regardless of whether Georgescu is permitted to run.<\/p>\n
The results spotlight Georgescu, a political outsider with little prior electoral support, whose rise has been fuelled by traditional media coverage rather than social media platforms like TikTok. Georgescu has gained notoriety for controversial and unrealistic claims, such as proposing a canal linking the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and asserting Romania\u2019s economy would attract unemployed Germans once its diaspora returned.<\/p>\n
Victor Ponta, a former Social Democratic (PSD) prime minister and adviser to current PM Marcel Ciolacu, emerges as another prominent contender. Ponta has drawn attention for his far-right rhetoric, including visits to Mar-a-Lago and statements questioning his PSD alignment.<\/p>\n
The poll was conducted for Romania TV, a network allegedly controlled by Sebastian Ghi\u021b\u0103, a fugitive businessman facing corruption charges and a known associate of Ponta.<\/p>\n
#\u00a0C\u0103lin Georgescu\u2019s influence:<\/strong>\u00a0Should Georgescu run, he is projected to secure 50% of the vote, overshadowing all other candidates. Without him, his support would largely shift to George Simion, leader of the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), and Victor Ponta.<\/p>\n #\u00a0Far-right alignment:<\/strong>\u00a0The survey confirms the far-right appeal of Ponta, whose support overlaps significantly with Georgescu\u2019s base.<\/p>\n #\u00a0Moderate opposition:<\/strong>\u00a0Opposition candidates, such as Bucharest mayor Nicu\u0219or Dan and Elena Lasconi of the Save Romania Union, share an equal split of moderate votes. However, their combined appeal falls short of matching the far-right bloc.<\/p>\n #\u00a0Limited shift to moderates:<\/strong>\u00a0Only 8% of Georgescu\u2019s voters are likely to favour moderates like Dan, Lasconi, or Crin Antonescu.<\/p>\n Candidate<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0With Georgescu<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Without Georgescu<\/strong><\/p>\n C\u0103lin Georgescu \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 50% \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2013<\/p>\n George Simion \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 6% \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a035%<\/p>\n Victor Ponta \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 15% \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a026%<\/p>\n Nicu\u0219or Dan \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010% \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a013%<\/p>\n Elena Lasconi \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010% \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a013%<\/p>\n Crin Antonescu \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 8% \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010%<\/p>\n The findings reflect growing support for nationalist rhetoric in Romania, a trend that could significantly influence the country\u2019s political landscape.<\/p>\n iulian@romania-insider.com<\/em><\/p>\n (Photo source: Inquam Photos\/George Calin)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A recent electoral survey conducted by Sociopol for Romania TV reveals that nationalist and far-right candidates are poised to dominate Romania\u2019s presidential election this May. The poll suggests that radical candidates, including leading figure C\u0103lin Georgescu, will advance to the second round regardless of whether Georgescu is permitted to run. The results spotlight Georgescu, a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3342\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Poll results with and without C\u0103lin Georgescu:<\/strong><\/h4>\n