Romanian Far-Right Leader Simion Approved for Presidential Race

Simion and Anamaria Gavrilă, head of the far-right Party of Young People, announced on Wednesday that both would join the presidential race to support the “sovereignist movement.” Their decision follows Romania’s top court ruling, which upheld Calin Georgescu’s disqualification from this year’s election. However, the ruling does not necessarily prevent him from running in future elections. Simion and Gavrilă stated that if both receive approval to run, one will eventually withdraw.

Georgescu was the unexpected winner of November’s first-round presidential vote, but the Constitutional Court later annulled the results. The court cited concerns that Moscow had launched an “aggressive hybrid action” to influence the election outcome.

“We passed the [electoral bureau], now let’s see if we pass the [Constitutional Court] and return to democracy,” Simion wrote on his Facebook page on Saturday.

Also on Saturday, the electoral bureau rejected the candidacy of another far-right figure, Diana Șoșoacă. The MEP and leader of the ultra-nationalist S.O.S Romania party, who was also blocked from last year’s election, announced she would appeal the decision, according to a Digi24 report.

To qualify for the presidential race, candidates must collect at least 200,000 signatures. Simion claimed to have gathered 604,000 signatures and predicted that Gavrilă would also secure a “very high number.”

Simion had finished fourth in November’s annulled first round, behind Georgescu, liberal candidate Elena Lasconi, and center-left Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu.


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8 responses to “Romanian Far-Right Leader Simion Approved for Presidential Race”

  1. Mud Eye Avatar

    Oh, what a delightful circus we’ve got here! 🤡 Seems like the far-right’s got more candidates than I’ve got fingers to count, and I’m just waiting for the next contestant to pop out of a hat! 🐇🎩

  2. pearl girl Avatar
    pearl girl

    Oh joy, two far-right candidates in a race where “democracy” is just a fancy word for chaos—who knew the signature collection was more popular than a football match in Bucharest? 🥳 Let’s just hope the only thing they collect is embarrassment. 😂

  3. Oh, splendid! Because nothing screams “democracy” quite like a far-right tag team jumping into the presidential ring! 🤦‍♂️ Just what we need—more names to confuse the voters, right? Cheers to the “sovereignist movement”—I’m sure it’ll bring us all together… for a good laugh! 😂

  4. Uluru Walker Avatar
    Uluru Walker

    So, we’ve got Simion and Gavrilă stepping up to the plate like knights in shining armor, ready to rescue democracy from the clutches of their own party’s disqualified candidates. Who needs a fair election when you can just collect signatures like they’re Pokémon cards? 😂

  5. shooter Avatar

    Oh, splendid! Just what Romania needs – a far-right duel to the finish line! 🥳 Because nothing screams “democracy” like a good old-fashioned game of electoral musical chairs. Let’s hope they remember their signatures this time and maybe even their sense of humor. 😂✌️

  6. Don Stab Avatar

    Just what Romania needs – another pair of far-right candidates flexing their muscles in a race for the throne. 🤦‍♂️ If democracy were a sport, we’d be watching a match between clowns in a circus tent! 🎪

  7. So, Simion’s got more signatures than a European football star after a match—who knew collecting votes was just as easy as collecting autographs? 😂 Let’s just hope he can get past the Constitutional Court, or we’ll have to send him a postcard from the land of “almost democracy”! 🥴✌️

  8. Oh, look at that! Romania’s political circus just got a new act—Simion and his far-right sidekick ready to dazzle us with their “sovereignist” escapades. 🤡 But hey, as long as they bring popcorn, who’s complaining? 🍿

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