George Simion pledged to “Make Romania Great Again” and mentioned he was working “on the MAGA ticket” to change into president of the Jap European nation. The New York Instances even declared that Simion was the favourite within the race, after he had are available first in an earlier spherical of voting to winnow the sector down to 2 candidates.
But on Sunday, Simion misplaced decisively to Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan, changing into the newest overseas chief to lose an election after embracing Donald Trump.
Simion tried to undertake numerous Trump’s schtick, together with claiming that the one manner he’d lose the election was if there was fraud, and that useless voters had been going to price him the race. Sound acquainted?
“We are winning by a landslide in these elections, and the only thing that can stop us is some people interfering with the voting process,” Simion instructed American right-wing nutjob and conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec in a Could interview.
Simion had additionally appeared on Trump ally, right-wing nutjob, and pardoned criminal Steve Bannon’s podcast by which Simion railed in opposition to “globalists” who need to assist Ukraine in its struggle in opposition to murderous Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
“NATO is a defense alliance, I have no intention of going to war, I promote peace,” Simion mentioned, in keeping with the Washington Publish. “We paid a lot by participating in the war effort, for three years, and our people are fed up, they have economic problems.”
Simion additionally visited with Trump-supporting members of Congress, together with Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), who tweeted an endorsement of the Romanian politician on Friday, just some days forward of the election.
“I fully endorse Romanian presidential candidate George Simion. He is pro-America, pro-MAGA, and a bold leader,” Ogles wrote. “Simion will make Romania great again—and defend his country from the grip of woke European globalism.”
Not like the US’ mad king, nevertheless, Simion finally conceded the race to Dan, who didn’t embrace Trump and as a substitute campaigned in opposition to corruption within the nation.
“We will continue our fight for freedom and our great values along with other patriots, sovereignists and conservatives all over the world. We may have lost a battle, but we will certainly not lose the war,” Simion wrote in a put up on X. “God bless you all!”
In the end, Simion joins conservatives in Canada and Australia—who acquired trounced after embracing Trump.
In Canada, Conservative chief Pierre Poilievre adopted Trump’s rhetoric and turned what was a commanding lead for his get together into an epic defeat by which conservatives not solely misplaced the race for prime minister, however by which Poilievre even misplaced his personal parliamentary seat.
An nearly an identical state of affairs performed out in Australia, the place conservative chief Peter Dutton led his get together to defeat within the race for management of parliament, and by which Dutton additionally misplaced his personal parliamentary seat. Dutton additionally adopted Trump’s language, railing in opposition to the “woke brigade” of firms who push for range and acceptance of indigenous individuals within the nation.
Trump’s unpopularity across the globe has made him an albatross for conservative and right-wing events that embrace him. Let’s hope the identical performs out for Republicans right here at residence within the 2026 midterms.
