🌊 How a far-right party is shaping the 'new' old Romanian man In countries the world over, the patriotic man is the face of illiberal masculinity. Paula Iacobescu explores the illiberal male ideal in contemporary Romanian politics, through its figurehead,…

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💪 In many countries, the patriotic man is the face of illiberal masculinity.
🗣️ Paula Iacobescu explores the illiberal male ideal in contemporary #RomanianPolitics, through its figurehead, #GeorgeSimion. #GenderingIlliberalism
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Ion Iliescu: Former Romanian President dies aged 95 Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu has died at 95. He led Romania's transition from communism & ...

Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu has died at 95. He led Romania's transition from communism & served two terms (1990-96, 2000-04). His legacy remains complex. #RomanianPolitics #News

Romania: Ilie Bolojan becomes Prime Minister Bolojan was previously the country's Acting President.

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Nicușor Dan starts nightmare new job as president of Romania Nicușor Dan begins his presidency of Romania, facing challenges including restoring faith in democra...

Nicușor Dan begins his presidency of Romania, facing challenges including restoring faith in democracy, tackling corruption, & strengthening Romania's EU role. His analytical approach is seen as valuable in current geopolitical circumstances. #RomanianPolitics #News

How Romania's far right turned myth into power Nicușor Dan’s narrow victory over far-right challenger George Simion on 18 May averted the election of Romania's first openly illiberal president. Yet Simion still managed to attract 46.4% of the vote...

💡 Vera Tika reveals how ideas born under the Iron Guard, refined under #NicolaeCeaușescu’s national-communism and weaponised by TikTok 🤳, now dominate #RomanianPolitics and are testing Europe’s eastern frontier of democracy.
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Lots of elections across Europe yesterday!

Firstly - the good. 🇷🇴

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The far right looked poised to win the presidency - in the end ... no. Not even close.

An alarming proportion of the population still voted for a fascist, so unless this is the […]

Romania: Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan elected President A previous election result was declared null and void due to foreign interference.

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3/5 With 10.7 million of 11.6 million votes counted, Dan secured 54.19%, while Simion—who had nearly doubled Dan's votes in the first round on May 4—trailed at 45.81%, defying local polls that had predicted a Simion victory.
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Romanian prime minister resigns amid ruling coalition's post-presidential election fallout Romanian PM Marcel Ciolacu resigned Monday following ruling coalition's presidential election loss. ...

Romanian PM Marcel Ciolacu resigned Monday following ruling coalition's presidential election loss. Coalition candidate failed to advance to runoff, prompting internal blame & fracturing the alliance. Interim President Ilie Bolojan will nominate a new PM. #RomanianPolitics #News

Meet George Simion, the hard-right Romanian election winner … who’s banned from Ukraine George Simion, leader of Romania's AUR party, won the first round of the presidential election. A s...

George Simion, leader of Romania's AUR party, won the first round of the presidential election. A self-described "Trumpist," he's banned from Ukraine for "anti-Ukrainian activities" & has clashed with the EU. #RomanianPolitics #News

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ROMANIA: Annulled Elections, a Breach of Justice? This week’s blog post dives into Romania's annulled election decision and explores what it could mean for the future of Romanian democracy.

On December 6th, the Romanian Constitutional Court invalidated the first round of the Presidential Elections. Read this week's blog post to learn more about this unprecedented decision and its impact!

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