FILE PHOTO: Presidential candidate Calin Georgescu arrives for a televised debate in Bucharest, Romania, November 13, 2024. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS/File Photo
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -A hard-right critic of NATO who has praised Russia is set to face a centre-right opposition leader in a presidential election run-off in Romania that could undermine its pro-Western stance after a shock outcome in the first-round vote.
Independent hard-right politician Calin Georgescu, 62, won 22.94% of votes in Sunday's voting, the electoral authority said. Centre-right contender Elena Lasconi, leader of the opposition Save Romania Union, lay second with 19.18%.
