What are LGBTQ+ rights like in Romania now, and what could happen if far-right takes power?

Romania has been described as being “in shock” today (25 November) after far-right candidate Calin Georgescu won the first round of the country’s presidential elections.

Calin Georgescu, an independent candidate who is a NATO critic, won with a 22.95% share, beating incumbent prime minister Marcel Ciolacu of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), who had been the favourite to win the first round.

62-year old Calin Georgescu will now go on to face Elena Lasconi of the centre-right Save Romania Union party on 8 December. It’s the first time in 35 years that the left-wing PSD won’t have a second round candidate.

What is life currently like for LGBTQ+ people in Romania?

Things haven’t exactly been rosy for the LGBTQ+ community under left-wing rule, so it’s concerning to see this

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