Romanian Liberals back centrist presidential candidate after hard-right surge


Leader of center-right opposition Save Romania Union (USR) Elena Lasconi gives a speech, as she entered the presidential election run-off, in Bucharest, Romania, November 25, 2024. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A member of Romania's coalition government threw its weight behind the centrist candidate in a presidential election run-off late on Monday, as the NATO member braces for a ballot that may propel an anti-NATO candidate to its highest office.

Independent hard-right politician Calin Georgescu, 62, who had been polling in single digits before the vote, stunned observers by winning the first round on Sunday in a result that could affect Bucharest's staunch support for Ukraine.

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