Russia said Monday it did not know much about a pro-Moscow Romanian politician who is in pole position to become the EU member’s next president.
Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu, who has criticised NATO and Bucharest’s support for Ukraine, led the first round of Romania’s presidential election, held Sunday, to face a little-known mayor in the second round early next month.
“I can’t say that we are very familiar with the worldview of this candidate, as far it concerns relations with our country,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday.
“As for the current leadership, Romania is not a friendly country to us, and we will continue to follow how things develop,” he added.
Georgescu has surged in recent days with a viral TikTok campaign calling for an end to aid for Ukraine. He has also sounded a sceptical note on Romania’s NATO membership.
A victory in a second round contest, set for December 8, would be a political earthquake in the country of 19 million, a NATO member which has so far resisted nationalist posturing, setting itself apart from the likes of Hungary and Slovakia.
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