George Simion, Romania's ultranationalist president in waiting

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : While support for Donald Trump has become an electoral liability for some rightwing politicians, Simion regards it as an asset.
57% : He says he is committed to Nato and EU membership and stresses his vice-presidency of the same pan-European party of nationalist conservatives as Italy's Giorgia Meloni.
53% : Simion has also said he would seek to appoint Georgescu, who espouses pro-Russia and anti-Nato views, as prime minister or even install him as president if Romanians agree through a referendum.
50% : He maintains that Romania is being exploited by foreigners, has called for the nationalisation of energy utilities and vows to build hundreds of thousands of cut-price homes despite the country's 9 per cent fiscal deficit.

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