Elections in Eastern Europe

Shock and Awe!

Not too long ago, in a galaxy not so far far, far... away from Western values and civilization, something happened that shocked everyone: presidential elections in an Eastern European country called Romania.

Euronews.com has the right title for the article:

Romanian 'TikTok Messiah' presidential candidate embodies hybrid war with West, say experts.

Experts, you say? Since the COVID era, the world has been full of experts. Anonymous experts, but still experts. Experts in what, you might ask?

Just don’t. Experts.

A title including TikTok and hybrid warfare is not clickbait at all—no, no ... it simply reflects the reality of today. But let’s not stop there:

Romania is reeling from the unexpected rise of far-right extremist Calin Georgescu who won Sunday’s first round of the presidential elections as an independent.

His rise went unnoticed by the political system – with his victory representing the first time a fringe candidate won a national election solely through a sophisticated media campaign.

Indeed, in November, the pollster Inscop projected he would win 5.4% of the vote—but he won by 23%. Now, either the people are lying in a big way to the polls, or the pollster, intentionally or negligently, missed the numbers. We also find out that he’s a far-right extremist and a fringe candidate (who also happens to be independent).

Euronews gives us the reasons why Mr. Georgescu seems to have become so famous all of a sudden:

Georgescu rode a wave of public discontentment with the political establishment combined with an intensive, years-long social media assault filled with anti-Western rhetoric.

"He is selling a utopian story. He's selling a dream for conservative Romanians as an opposite to the classical politicians that are very transactional," said the founder of the Romanian Ethical Media Alliance Dragos Stanca.

What is that utopian story? The article failed to provide the details, but those seem to be of little importance to you, the reader.

Georgescu captured the protest vote against the mainstream political parties and their economic performance – using a well-oiled social media machine propagating extreme nationalist and pro-Russian messages to devout followers.

"Calin Georgescu's pseudo-Messianic speech with which he presented himself won him followers rather than, as you can find in other parts of the world, committed supporters," he added.

He's now considered a TikTok Messiah, nothing short of the Jesus of Bytedance. Some sources (experts) point out that TikTok is Chinese-owned, somehow implying that's a bad thing and that people are forced to use it. But, in all fairness, the article highlights that Mr. Georgescu won over TikTok fans with his content, not bots.

Taking into account that TikTok is mostly watched by youngsters, and that these young people actually went out to vote, says a lot. Let's just give credit where it's due.

You can check the complete archived article also here.

Another article, this time on Al Jazeera, better highlights the reasons for his popularity, but one stands out:

Additionally, Lausberg said, Georgescu won the diaspora vote, likely from “labour migrants in Western Europe” because the independent candidate “gave them the idea that he would offer them a Romania that is worth returning home”.

God forbid a president puts the interests of their country first and makes it attractive to those who left (mostly due to economic reasons). That’s a definite no-no in the globalist playbook.

Conclusions

Based on the above, we can sketch a rough portrait of Călin Georgescu:

He’s a sort of spiritual figure on TikTok.
People followed and supported him because they genuinely wanted to.
The current polls in Romania are unreliable.
He’s a far-right extremist, joining the select club of Marine Le Pen (France), Viktor Orbán (Hungary), Donald Trump (USA), Robert Fico (Slovakia), or the more generic groups like Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Freedom Party (FPO) in Austria. Let’s not forget Mr. Putin, who carries many labels of his own.

There are also some other attributions, like being “pro-Russia” and “anti-NATO.” But these seem to be convenient stretches of the narrative.

He frequently lauds the Kremlin, suggesting that Romania’s best course lies in embracing “Russian wisdom,” and argues that the EU and NATO fail to represent Romania’s interests

He has also publicly praised Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him “a man who loves his country.”

Vladimir Putin seems to love his country, and for some, that alone is considered a bad thing. You might have differing opinions on current world leaders, but Putin belongs to a very small group of highly influential politicians on the global stage. Trump is also in this group, as is Xi Jinping. While their characteristics differ, and they are viewed as either evil or good depending on perspective, their voices undeniably matter. Biden and Zelenskyy, however, don’t carry quite the same weight. Sholtz or Macron neither.

Source: elpais.com

Romania joined NATO in 2004. Since then, NATO has continued expanding eastward, countering the legacy of the Soviet Union. However, the real point of contention for many Romanians is the American presence on Romanian soil: the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Complex in Deveselu and the Mihail Kogălniceanu military NATO base, which reportedly has expansion plans.

These developments have left regular Romanians with an uneasy feeling. They recognize that, in the event of a direct NATO-Russia conflict, these bases could easily become targets for Russia’s supersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), the Oreshnik, against which there is little real defense. Additionally, many fear that Romanian soldiers would be the first sent into battle—fighting for a cause they don’t identify with, in a war they don’t want. Similar sentiments exist among Hungarians and Poles, though not everyone is willing to voice them openly.

Călin Georgescu did, and his words resonated with the sentiments of ordinary people. That’s how he won. He didn’t deceive millions with TikTok; he simply expressed what was already on their minds.

Who is actually Călin Georgescu?

According to wikipedia.net source of truth.

Georgescu is married and has three children. He has two TikTok accounts, one of which has more than 1.7 million likes before it was deleted at the time of the presidential election in 2024, while the other has 3.7 million likes and 274,000 followers, which grew in the weeks prior to the election. He is also a judo practitioner.

He also held such positions as: Adviser to the Minister of Environment, Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment, Director of the International Economic Organisations Department in the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Secretary General of the Romanian Association for the Club of Rome and executive director of the Institute for Innovation and Development Projects. He speaks 4 languages.

For the negatives, feel free to check the link above and judge for yourself.

Showdown

8 December along with Elena Lasconi.

Bad voices are saying that we might see Nulland pulling another Euromaidan there. Conspiracies!

Nuland was the lead U.S. point person for Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, establishing loan guarantees to Ukraine, including a $1 billion loan guarantee in 2014, and the provisions of non-lethal assistance to the Ukrainian military and border guard. Along with Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, she is seen as a leading supporter of defensive weapons delivery to Ukraine.