Huge challenges are waiting for a new president of divided Romania

Imagine the president called Nicki.

This is what Romanians only voted for: softly spoken, mild geeki mathematician who all relate to his name, Nikusor – or Nicki.

Monday, hours after claiming the winning election, the new president picked up his daughter from school as usual. He promised that his children would not change anything.

But for Romania, things looked very different this morning.

NICUSOR The day was the mayor of Bucharest from 2020. years, but so far he was a little known outside the capital. That is why his elections are widely seen as an act of protest against old political guards who ruled Romania for more than three decades.

But it was also the least extreme option to change.

The Dan’s opponent in the second round voted George Simion, a difficult right nationalist and Eurosceptic who regularly ate public insults.

It is also banned from two neighboring countries because it claims that part of Ukraine and all Moldova belongs to Romania.

Simion won the first round with 41% of votes, but the day grabbed the second, and then took over.

“This time, fear managed to beat Furi,” as a political analyst work Magdin explains the shift and indicates significant significant importance.

“It is clear that a lot of people are angry with Romania and wants to see a radical change. But at the same time, we saw the mass mobilization of the city middle class that was afraid that the country can be taken backwards.

“It was afraid of what could happen if Simion and friends come to power.”

I’ve met a lot of Simion’s supporters in recent days.

When he turned to voice on Sunday, a colorful pile was there at the polling station to greet him. Some were in an embroidered national dress, and the others brought Romanian flags.

They had a tendency to discuss God and “traditional values” they think Simion represents. The two men told me that their priority was to prevent EU “imposes” the same-sex marriage in Romania.

Other voters are listed in “Romanian” “Romania first” rhetoric and promises of better life.

“Nothing was done for us, workers, and we’re fed up,” Liliana told me this week behind Bucharest on the market in the market piled apples.

She and her husband voted for Simion thinking she wouldn’t be “so corrupt.”

When the results arrived in it was disappointed.

“I don’t think the day is capable of leading the country. But what can we do if people don’t want changes and progress?” Liliana shrugged.

“I think the kids returned to the villages and convinced parents against Simion. They scared them in voting for days.”

Sam George Simion told me that the patriot and “man of my people” was. But as the campaign advanced, she was wrong.

Outside the market, feeding pigeons with her children, Diana said she plans to vote for Simion until she saw the video from Paris before the election.

An attempt to speak French, Simion described President Macronos as a “dictatorial tendency” and said the country was leading “Ayatollah”.

“It wasn’t okay to do it, to go there and talk to French people,” Diana thought. “It made me change the vote.”

Analyst work Magdin videos Other mistakes, including aggressive messages of blog and moment when Simion insulted its rival, day, calling it “autistic, poorer”.

“In addition, he seemed to run public hearing and instead of shaking in Pan-European radical law,” “Magdyn mentioned, referring to meetings in Poland, France and Italy before the vote.

“I’d say there were many people who didn’t really appreciate it.”

For many Romanians, the election of the day was also a strike against Moscow changes.

At the celebration in the election street last night, as well as shouting the new name and cheering of the new president, people baked their defiance: “Russia, don’t forget! Romania is not yours!”

They thought of evidence of Russia distracted in November in November to enhance the chances of distant real theorist for conspiracies, Calin Georgesca.

When he came out of nowhere to win the first round, Voting was undone.

This weekend was to restart, and Georgescu forbade and Simion in his place. The two were often seen aside, even on the day of voting.

But Georgescu’s open sympathy for Russia – once told me that he admired Vladimir Putin – was excluded for many voters.

NICUSOR The day did not just win because he was not Simion.

His voters liked what was stood, including the future firmly in Europe.

When the thousands surrounded his seat of the campaign last night to wait for him to seek win, many brought EU flags. There was a relief as well as excitement.

Before choice, young voters told me to plan radical actions if Simion won.

“So many friends will leave Romania because our values ​​are not aligned with him” “Postgraduate Sergiana told me in central Bucharest.” I completely messed up our chances of staying in the EU in the year. “

In contrast, the day put relations with Europe in the heart of his campaign.

“It is better for the European way, for younger people and Romania – because we get more EU funds, more development”, another young, Petrosan, is approved.

“Also NICUSOR is the smartest guy of revolution. He knows how to do things.”

In the end, the day of victory was emphasized. But Millions of Romanian voters chose a different way, different values. While hoping the candidate is “changed” high, challenges are huge and patience can be limited.

“In my opinion, this is the last chance that the mainstream political class wins elections on” Save Europe, Save Democracy “,” Work Magdedda warns.

George Simion is only 38 and is not going anywhere; His nationalist Aur party is strong in parliament.

“Next time, it’s” goodbye “if these people don’t do their job,” says analyst. “Next time it can be someone like Simion.”