Romanian far-right presidential candidate George Simion embroiled in several scandals ahead of vote
Far-right leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party, George Simion, currently running for president of Romania, made the news on Thursday, May 15, when he called his centrist opponent Nicusor Dan autistic. He also made…
Radu Dumitrescu · Journalist
· Updated · 5 min read
Far-right leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party, George Simion, currently running for president of Romania, made the news on Thursday, May 15, when he called his centrist opponent Nicusor Dan autistic. He also made a controversial appearance on a French television channel and was featured by Politico as a danger to EU and NATO unity.
The first scandal started after Simion was asked for comments by a journalist during a visit in Brussels. He refused to talk to the Romanian journalist, and eventually called his opponent autistic. “You have a candidate you support, he’s autistic, the poor guy,” he told the journalist, implying that the press backs Nicusor Dan.
