Romanians vote in a parliamentary election later on Sunday in which the far-right is expected to gain from uncertainty over whether the shock result in a presidential election will stand.
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Gains by far-right groupings in Sunday’s parliamentary vote after a campaign dominated by voters’ concerns over budget problems and the cost of living could upend Romania’s pro-Western orientation and undermine support for Ukraine, political analysts said.
“People who have serenely voted for Georgescu do not realise we are essentially talking about a total trajectory shift,” political scientist Cristian Pirvulescu said.
Romania is a member of the European Union and Nato.
Georgescu’s unexpected success last Sunday aroused suspicions of interference in the campaign, prompted a vote recount, and led to a defeated candidate asking the country’s top court to rerun the first round of voting.
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The confusion means the parliamentary election is going ahead with voters uncertain whether the outcome of the presidential first-round vote will stand.
