Ted Galen Carpenter comments on recent political developments in Romania, where the long arm of Washington continues to be strongly felt.

“In the first round of the country’s presidential election on November 24, 2024, Calin Georgescu, the candidate of a right-wing populist party, unexpectedly led the field. In addition to having populist social views, Georgescu is an outspoken critic of NATO. His 'apostasy' on that issue makes him especially unacceptable to Romania’s political establishment and its American supporters.

[...] The response of the beleaguered establishment was to get the country’s election commission [...] to nullify the first round election results.”