Author: Victor Jack, Carmen Paun

Romanian ultranationalist Călin Georgescu is currently on track to make it to the final round of presidential elections, according to Sunday’s provisional results with more than 90 percent of precincts reporting. According to the partial results, Georgescu leads with 22.2 percent followed by center-left Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on 20.2 percent. Reformist candidate Elena Lasconi is on 18 percent, while another hard-right candidate, George Simion, trails with 14.1 percent support, with 96 percent of precincts reporting. An early exit poll had suggested that Lasconi was set to qualify for the presidential runoff but Georgescu surged as vote counting continued Sunday night, heralding…