The Federation Council compared the situation in Romania to a political earthquake

On April 23, the head of the Federation Council Commission on information policy, Alexei Pushkov, compared the appearance of the successor of Romanian politician Calin Georgescu in the person of the leader of the Alliance for the Unification of Romanians party, Geordje Simion, with a political earthquake.

"There is a new political earthquake in Romania on the eve of the May presidential elections. Georgescu, who was removed from the election, has a successor, also the right-wing conservative Simion," Pushkov wrote on the Telegram channel.

In addition, he added that Simion is currently in the lead among all candidates with 35% of the vote.

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On March 15, Bloomberg reported that George Simion was allowed to participate in the Romanian presidential election.

On March 9, the electoral authority refused to register opposition politician Calin Georgescu as a candidate, deciding that the documents submitted by him did not comply with the requirements of the law. This decision sparked protests in Bucharest, which escalated into clashes with the police.Later, on March 11, the Constitutional Court of Romania upheld the CEC's decision rejecting Georgescu's registration for the presidential election.

The first round of the Romanian presidential election was held on November 24, 2024. According to official sources, Georgescu was in the lead with 22.94% of the vote, but on November 28, the country's Constitutional Court demanded that the Central Election Commission recount the results. They were cancelled on December 6. Repeat elections will be held in Romania on May 4. The second round is scheduled for May 18.