I am a Euro-realist, winner of Romanian presidential vote first round George Simion tells Euronews
In an Euronews and Euronews Romania exclusive, the AUR party leader, who won the first round of the Romanian presidential election repeat on Sunday, said he remains in favour of the country's membership in the EU and NATO, but that he wants a Europe of nations and not one overarching bloc.
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In an Euronews and Euronews Romania exclusive, the AUR party leader, who won the first round of the Romanian presidential election repeat on Sunday, said he remains in favour of the country's membership in the EU and NATO, but that he wants a Europe of nations and not one overarching bloc.
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00:01George Simeon, winner of Romania's presidential first round of votes,
00:07defended his political stance during an exclusive interview with Euronews Romania.
00:12He addressed frequent accusations of being anti-Ukrainian, pro-Russian and Eurosceptic.
00:20Simeon says he advocates for a Europe of sovereign nations and opposes further EU federalization.
00:27I am a euro-realist. We want a Europe of nations.
00:32And I am the person who fought the most before entering the politics with Russian propaganda.
00:42Our problems with Ukraine is not about hatred, about opposing something.
00:48It's about Ukrainians that must respect international treaties and the right of national minorities.
00:55We have half a million of Romanian-speakers in Ukraine, and they don't have the right to school and to church.
01:06Simeon's insisted he's firmly pro-NATO and supports increased defense spending.
01:12For us, being a member of NATO is vital.
01:18We sacrificed a lot for being admitted to NATO.
01:23We invested a lot.
01:25When speaking of the U.S., Simeon expressed strong alignment with the U.S. Republican Party and the MAGA movement.
01:33The second round of presidential elections are scheduled for May the 8th.
01:39Jawadir from Linus.
01:40Shri Mathew oferton.
01:43Asæ’¤ THents came out to NATOUxi.
01:55It's been waiting for anybody.
01:57We will wait for the"!