Connect with us

Published

9 mesi ago

on

After Canada and Australia, Bucharest’s embrace of Trumpism also turns into a failure at the ballot box

In Romania, as in Canada and Australia, the embrace of the Maga brand and Trumpian rhetoric proved to be an electoral boomerang. Despite his triumph in the first round, George Simion, leader of the ultranationalist Aur party, was defeated in the runoff by Nicușor Dan, the pro-European mayor of Bucharest, who had erected a wall against the sovereignist drift.

Simion, 38, had appeared in the second round with the classic red hat of the ‘Make America Great Again’ movement and statements strongly inspired by the tycoon: ‘We fight for God against evil’, he had said in an interview with SkyNews, in full continuity with the positions taken in the War Room podcast by Steve Bannon, the guru of the American far-right.

His defeat comes after two other emblematic cases. In Australia, Peter Dutton, a conservative leader close to the Maga style, was beaten by Labour’s Anthony Albanese. Dutton had praised Trump calling him a ‘great thinker’ and had been inspired by Elon Musk’s cuts by threatening a compulsory return to attendance for civil servants, only to withdraw the proposal shortly before the vote.

In Canada, the scenario was even more sensational. Conservative Pierre Poilievre, who was ahead by more than 20 points in January, was defeated in the election by Mark Carney, the new Liberal premier. Weighing on the result was Trump’s growing verbal antagonism towards Ottawa and his never-repeated call for the annexation of Canada as the 51st US state.

In Romania, as elsewhere, identification with the Maga universe seems to have mobilised the moderate electorate, which preferred to defend democratic and European values in the face of the populist and sovereignist offensive.

THE LATEST NEWS

EU designates Iran’s Pasdaran as a terrorist organization

29 Gennaio 2026
Decision announced by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. New sanctions target senior Iranian officials and regime-linked entities The European...
Read More
EU designates Iran’s Pasdaran as a terrorist organization

Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight Amid Nuclear and Climate Risks

28 Gennaio 2026
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists sets the clock at 85 seconds to midnight, warning of nuclear escalation, climate change,...
Read More
Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight Amid Nuclear and Climate Risks

Prince Andrew palace spies fuel concern inside the royal family

28 Gennaio 2026
According to reports, Prince Andrew relies on his daughters to stay informed about palace affairs, alarming Kate Middleton and raising...
Read More
Prince Andrew palace spies fuel concern inside the royal family

Fico shocked by Trump after Mar-a-Lago meeting, Politico reports

28 Gennaio 2026
According to Politico, the Slovak prime minister shared concerns with EU leaders about Donald Trump’s psychological state. Both Bratislava and...
Read More
Fico shocked by Trump after Mar-a-Lago meeting, Politico reports

North Korea to Reveal the Next Phase of Its Nuclear Deterrence Plan

28 Gennaio 2026
Kim Jong-Un announces upcoming strategy update at Workers’ Party Congress following ballistic missile test North Korea is set to disclose...
Read More
North Korea to Reveal the Next Phase of Its Nuclear Deterrence Plan

Strait of Hormuz Iranian risk is becoming a permanent threat to global energy security

27 Gennaio 2026
Military buildup, asymmetric warfare, and constant instability are reshaping the strategic balance in the Strait of Hormuz The Strait of...
Read More
Strait of Hormuz Iranian risk is becoming a permanent threat to global energy security

(Photo: © AndKronos)

Related Topics:

Di Tendenza/Trending