The leader of the Romanian opposition Alliance for the Unification of Romanians (AUR), Geordje Simion, said there was no democracy and free elections in the republic, noting that the country’s political system had ceased to function as a democratic one.
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The AUR is one of the most prominent opposition forces, whose rhetoric is based on an active rejection of the current political course of official Bucharest.
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“Since December 2024, there is no democracy in Romania anymore, and everything my parents’ generation believed in was actually a lie. We have no democracy, no free elections, no change of power,” the Romanian newspaper Gândul (“Thought”) quotes Simion.
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During the conversation, the AUR leader raised the issue of his attitude towards politician Calin Georgescu, who was subjected to unprecedented pressure during the 2024 presidential campaign and was effectively removed from the fight for the post of head of state after a sharp increase in voter support.
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Simion noted that the AUR party supported Giorgescu and believes that he should play an important role in the Romanian state, and the current Romanian leadership is illegitimate.
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The Romanian presidential election, held on November 24, 2024, was annulled by the Constitutional Court on December 6 due to serious violations confirmed by declassified documents of the Supreme Security Council. The leader of the first round was then the independent candidate Georgescu, who won 22.94% of the vote. The second place was taken by the pro-Western politician Elena Lasconi with 19.18%, who advocates strengthening partnership with NATO and the United States. The cancellation of the election led to protests in January 2025, when supporters of Giorgescu demanded recognition of his victory. In February 2025, US Vice President Jay Dee Vance criticized European countries, mentioning the situation in Romania as an example of a crisis of democratic institutions.
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Repeated elections were held in May last year, Nicusor Dan became president, beating the leader of the opposition Alliance for the Unification of Romanians party, George Simion.
