Too many crooks?
Romanians were prominent in foreign burglary gangs to gain visa-free admission to the U.S. so they could burglarize wealthy Americans.
President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and State Department are announcing the removal of Romania from the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). Former President Joe Biden, in a last-minute move, admitted Romania to the VWP despite national security concerns.
George Simion about aid for Ukraine:
“Romania will not give a single Leu (Romanian currency) anymore to another country, but will focus on its own population.” Simion stated further that Ukraine will have to recompensate Romania for the aid already received.
Calin Georgescu (L) and George Simion (R), leader of the far-right party AUR, react to supporters during a protest against the Government and the annulement of the second tour of the Romanian presidential elections, in Bucharest on March 1, 2025.
Populist-sovereigntist candidate George Simion @georgesimion.oficial came out on top in the first round of voting in the Romanian presidential election on Sunday. The election was held after the previous election was annulled, and the leading candidate was barred from running in the redo contest.
Results unveiled by Romania’s Permanent Electoral Authority, with over 99 per cent of votes tabulated, showed that Simion scored a large victory with 40.87 per cent of the vote.
The Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) leader was followed by neo-liberal globalist Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan in second place at 20.97 per cent and acting President Crin Antonescu in third with 20.13 per cent, Digi24 reports.
Simion branded the victory as “an exceptional result” and added: “You are victorious. Today the Romanian people spoke. It’s time to be heard, despite the obstacles, despite the manipulations… Romanians stood up.”
However, given that no candidate secured a majority of the vote, Romanians will head back to the polls on May 18th for a runoff election between Simion and Dan, as acting President Antonescu was eliminated.
The campaign has been mired in controversy. The previous election was cancelled after populist insurgent candidate Călin Georgescu secured a surprise victory in the first round of voting in November over alleged Russian interference on behalf of the anti-Ukraine war candidate. Supporters of Georgescu accused Brussels of meddling in the Romanian election to block the Eurosceptic frontrunner from becoming the next president.
In February, Georgescu was arrested over accusations of having committed “incitement to actions against the constitutional order,” the “communication of false information,” making “false statements”, and the “initiation or establishment of an organisation with a fascist, racist or xenophobic character”.
The following month, Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau ruled that Georgescu be barred from standing again for the presidency, accusing him of failing to “respect the rules of the electoral procedure” and having “violated the obligation to defend democracy.”
