Who is George Simion, the MAGA-style nationalist who topped polls in Romania’s presidential redo?

https://apnews.com/article/romania-election-simion-maga-d31c2690e9df8157851a253026898043

George Simion, a nationalist and vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement, has won Romania’s first-round presidential election after capitalizing on widespread anti-establishment sentiment.

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CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I thought that was Mr. Bean for a sec. No disrespect to Mr. Bean.

aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y

I’m for having him replaced with Rowen Atkinson. 👍

s0k@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Yep, Russia's propaganda machine works like a charm. This worm had half of romanian voters thinking it will be better on the east side, fuck this timeline.

drmoose@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Its crazy how far Romania has gotten in the last 20 years. Can't believe people want to turn back toward Russia smh

perestroika@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y
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