George Simion triumphs. Right-wing extremist president?

This 38-year-old organization leader of the Alliance for Romanian Unity (AUR) won 40.9 percent of the vote. Politologists and pollists did not foretell specified success. Second place was taken by Liberal mayor Bucharest Nicușor Dan (nearly 21% of support) and it is on May 18 he will face Simion in the second round. Governmental coalition candidate Crin Antonescu He got 20.07 percent of the votes and fell out of the race. The next day after the election, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu from the Social Democratic organization resigned. Elena Calistru “ Romania is now waiting for 45 days of political instability, ” says Funky Citizens. The resignation of the head of government created a vacuum in the power system, and this is at a time erstwhile the country needs a certain, peaceful leadership." Provisional president Ilie Bolojan acknowledged that "the peaceful times are over".