Sixty Romanians running in London local council elections, most from populist Reform UK party
No fewer than 60 Romanians are running for councilor seats in the May 7 local council elections in London, RFI Romania reported. Most of the Romanian candidates are backed by Reform UK, the populist right-wing party led by Nigel Farage,…
Radu Dumitrescu · Journalist
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No fewer than 60 Romanians are running for councilor seats in the May 7 local council elections in London, RFI Romania reported. Most of the Romanian candidates are backed by Reform UK, the populist right-wing party led by Nigel Farage, the architect of Brexit.
The Romanian candidates are largely clustered in the east of the British capital, with the Barking and Dagenham council ranking first. In total, there are 31 candidates in the east, 15 in the north, eight in the west, and six in the south. Of the total of 60, 36 candidates are men and 24 are women, according to RFI.
