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Ian Simbotin's avatar

There might a typo in the percentage you listed here for Simion; namely, you give 18%, which scared the hell out of me... But it seems that he's got 13% and change (nearly 14% actually). So, the two far-right candidates put together have about 37% (a little less scary than 41%, but still horrible). Anyway, it's clear that a far right presidency can only be avoided if everyone else rallies behind Lasconi.

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David Smith's avatar

Hi Ian - thank you very much for pointing this out. It was a typo and I've updated it on the site with a correction.

Yes, both 37% and 41% are uncomfortably tight. In either case it will be a political test for various parties and voters who will need to come together to head off this threat - both in parliament and the runoff.

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Ian Simbotin's avatar

Yes, we'll see first the outcome of the parliamentary elections, which will give an indication about the second round of the presidential election...

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