Romania: Far-Right and Pro-Russia Candidate Takes Astonishing Lead

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Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu surged unexpectedly in Romania's presidential election, pulling ahead of the pro-European prime minister with more than 98 percent of votes counted Monday and looking all but certain to advance to a runoff. Exit polls had initially shown centre-left Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu with a comfortable lead and put ...