What the hell is going on in Romania?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Mr. Georgescu appeared headed for victory in a Dec. 8 runoff against an establishment candidate whose views were in line with those of the EU until two days before the vote, when Romania's Constitutional Court stepped in to annul the election and order a do-over.
44% : To make certain they have him where they want him, Mr. Georgescu has been put under "judicial control," which prohibits him from leaving Romania because, according to Romanian police, he is suspected of incitement to "actions against the constitutional order, the communication of false information, financial reporting irregularities" as well as fascist tendencies and a willingness to accept support from extremists.
36% : Most Americans, focused on the goings-on in the U.S. since President Trump moved into the Oval Office, have paid little attention to the political goings-on in Romania until now.
30% : Mr. Vance believes Romania's decision, with European Union backing, to cancel an election because a presidential candidate Europe's liberal elites cannot stomach could be the death knell for democracy in Romania and the rest of Europe.

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