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OSW Commentary |
| Kamil Całus
On 4 May, the first round of the presidential election will be held in Romania. This will be the country’s second attempt in six months to elect a head of state. The previous vote, held at the end of 2024, culminated in scandal. On 6…
OSW Commentary |
| Kamil Całus
Over the past three decades, Romania has been among the fastest-depopulating countries in the European Union. Between the beginning of its political and economic transition and 2021, the country lost as much as 17% of its population.…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
On 15 March, the registration of candidates for the re-run presidential election in Romania, scheduled for 4 May, was concluded.
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
In recent weeks, Bucharest has faced a wave of criticism from representatives of the US administration and the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement, purportedly led by Elon Musk.
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
On 31 January, the European Commission approved €64 million in non-repayable aid for Moldova, including €20 million to alleviate the energy crisis in Transnistria.
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
On 6 December, Romania’s Constitutional Court decided not to recognise the results of the first round of the presidential election, which took place on 24 November, and ordered the entire electoral process to be repeated. In its rationale…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
In the parliamentary election held in Romania on 1 December, the centre-left Social Democratic Party (PSD), which co-formed the ruling coalition, secured the largest share of the vote, gaining 22.4% in the Senate election and 22.1% in the…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
The far-right populist Călin Georgescu unexpectedly won the first round of the presidential election in Romania on 24 November, contrary to all forecasts and exit polls. Georgescu was running as a formally independent candidate, although…
OSW Commentary |
| Kamil Całus
Over the past year or so, Romania has seen a rapid increase in the popularity of radical and Eurosceptic right-wing parties which are unwilling to provide military or financial support to Ukraine and sometimes openly advocate for…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus, Krzysztof Nieczypor
On 10 October, President Volodymyr Zelensky paid an official visit to Bucharest, where he met with President Klaus Iohannis, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, the Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, and other officials.