Romanian run-off the most crucial on Europe’s ‘Super Sunday’ of elections

A far-right win is real possibility in eastern European state on same day as votes in Poland and PortugalRomanians are voting in a pivotal presidential run-off that could radically alter their country’s strategic alignment and economic prospects, as voters in Poland and Portugal also cast their ballots in a European electoral “super Sunday”.The Romanian contest, the most consequential of the three, pits a brash, EU-critical, Trump-admiring populist against a centrist independent in a knife-edge vote that analysts have called most important in the country’s post-communist history. Continue reading...

May 18, 2025 - 08:42
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Romanian run-off the most crucial on Europe’s ‘Super Sunday’ of elections

A far-right win is real possibility in eastern European state on same day as votes in Poland and Portugal

Romanians are voting in a pivotal presidential run-off that could radically alter their country’s strategic alignment and economic prospects, as voters in Poland and Portugal also cast their ballots in a European electoral “super Sunday”.

The Romanian contest, the most consequential of the three, pits a brash, EU-critical, Trump-admiring populist against a centrist independent in a knife-edge vote that analysts have called most important in the country’s post-communist history. Continue reading...