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To Be or Not to Be a Democracy

Episode length: 48m

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Romanian elections don't typically generate much excitement with an American audience, but Călin Georgescu's sudden rise, the annulment of last year’s vote, and the ban on his running in this year’s election grabbed our attention in this topsy-turvy decade of near-daily surprises. With the final round of 2025's election set for Sunday, Remus Stefureac, CEO of INSCOP Research, joins Henry to discuss the scandals surrounding last year's canceled presidential race, the leading candidates today (nationalist George Simion and independent Nicușor Dan), the circumstances in parliament, the Romanian diaspora variable, and economic and foreign policy considerations that are driving (and expected to complicate) the push for change.

And, of course, we hear about INSCOP's polling ahead of this weekend's vote.

Host:
Henry Olsen

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