Hollywood actor Sebastian Stan and swimming champion David Popovici, two of Romania\u2019s most prominent international figures, have called on Romanians to vote in Sunday\u2019s presidential runoff, where independent candidate and Bucharest mayor Nicu\u0219or Dan faces George Simion, the leader of the far-right party AUR.<\/p>\n
Sebastian Stan, who won a Golden Globe <\/a>for Best Actor and was awarded the Silver Bear in Berlin for A Different Man (2024), appeared in a video message encouraging citizens to head to the polls. He also revealed that his choice is Nicu\u0219or Dan.<\/p>\n In the video message shared on social media, he says, \u201cCome vote! It won\u2019t be easy, but it will be Nicu\u0219or! Romania, I love you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n Meanwhile, David Popovici, one of the world\u2019s top competitive swimmers and a symbol of Romania\u2019s rising generation, also addressed his message via social media. In a video, Popovici said he had long considered whether he was ready to speak out publicly on such a topic, but ultimately felt compelled to act.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not alone in this country, and I care,\u201d he said. \u201cMy message is simple: Go vote! Now it matters more than ever to use this right for our future here.\u201d<\/p>\n Popovici also emphasized his commitment to staying in Romania during his athletic career but said that was only possible in a politically healthy country \u201cthat makes promises and strives to keep them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone has something to do with politics, whether you\u2019re a student, engineer, mechanic, or poet. Politics affects us all – from the air we breathe to the safety we feel on the street,\u201d the star swimmer also said.<\/p>\n He closed with a metaphor from his own field: \u201cTo win a race, you have to show up first. This isn\u2019t just my race – it\u2019s ours. Thank you for listening, and don\u2019t forget: Go vote!\u201d<\/p>\n At the end of the video, as Popovici steps out of frame, an equation can be seen written on the board – which could hint at Nicu\u0219or Dan\u2019s background as a mathematician.<\/p>\n\n Star handballer Cristian Neagu also urged Romanians to vote in the presidential elections. “I’m definitely going to vote, I think it’s an important week for our country. I really want to encourage people to go vote and to be as responsible as possible,” she said, as reported by Europafm.ro<\/a>.<\/p>\n The second round of Romania\u2019s presidential election takes place this Sunday, May 18, and the polls have so far shown a tight race<\/a>.\u00a0The diaspora vote unfolds over three days – May 16, 17, and 18 – under Romanian election law.<\/p>\n irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n (Photo source:\u00a0Rochu2008<\/a>\/Dreamstime.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hollywood actor Sebastian Stan and swimming champion David Popovici, two of Romania\u2019s most prominent international figures, have called on Romanians to vote in Sunday\u2019s presidential runoff, where independent candidate and Bucharest mayor Nicu\u0219or Dan faces George Simion, the leader of the far-right party AUR. Sebastian Stan, who won a Golden Globe for Best Actor and […]<\/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-5037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5037","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=5037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5037\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}