(25 Nov 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kazan, Russia – 23 October 2024
++OVERLAYS SOUNDBITE IN SHOT 2++
1. STILL of Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Moscow, Russia – 25 November 2024
++STARTS ON SOUNDBITE++
2. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin:
“You know, I would not make any predictions yet (regarding the second round of the presidential election in Romania). Perhaps, it cannot be said that we are so closely acquainted with the world-view of this candidate in terms of relations with our country. For now, we understand the current leadership of Romania well, it is not a friendly country for us. And then of course, we will follow how the election process develops and who will be the winner.”
++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++
STORYLINE:
The current Romanian authorities are not friendly to Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a conference call with reporters on Monday.
Asked to comment on the presidential election in Romania, where far-right independent candidate Calin Georgescu secured the first round, Peskov said that Moscow is not “closely acquainted” with his views regarding relations with Russia.
Most polls predicted Calin Georgescu to win less than 10% of the vote in the first round of Romania’s presidential election.
However, the 62-year-old obscure far-right populist shook the country’s political landscape by clinching the most votes and advancing to the second round to face off against reformist Elena Lasconi of the progressive Save Romania Union party, or USR.
He also beat the incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu of the Social Democratic Party, or PSD, leaving the ruling party for the first time in Romania’s 35-year post-communist history without a candidate in the runoff, set for Dec. 8.
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