According to his website, Calin Georgescu holds a doctorate in pedology, a branch of soil science, and held different positions in Romania’s environment ministry in the 1990s.
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00:00Romania's political landscape is reeling after a little-known far-right populist secured
00:07the first round in the presidential election, going from an obscure candidate to beating
00:11the incumbent prime minister.
00:15Calin Djorgescu, who ran independently, will face off against reformist Elena Lasconi in
00:20a run-off in two weeks.
00:23With just under 23% of the vote after nearly all ballots were counted, Djorgescu was ahead.
00:30Most local surveys predicted he would win less than 10% of the vote.
00:36Lasconi, of the progressive Save Romania Union Party, followed with just over 19%.
00:44She beat the incumbent prime minister, who resigned as leaders of the establishment PSD
00:49Party following the first-round results.
00:53The second round of the vote will be held on December 8th.
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