The victory of the right-wing candidate George Simion in the first round of Romania’s rerun presidential election has been celebrated by some on the right as a populist victory. By this account, the EU- and NATO-aligned forces that overturned the country’s previous election in November have failed to turn back the growing backlash against the establishment. But a deeper analysis suggests a more complex and troubling picture.
Austerity
Yanis Varoufakis: Our new international movement will fight rising fascism and globalists
Maybe there is an international leftist movement gaining traction – although this would just be a beginning. See the piece by Yanis Varoufakis on this topic here Read here
EU politics
Kyiv Independent: EU tariffs on Ukrainian goods return after 3 years of war, complicating Kyiv’s path to European integration
The European Union is set to reinstate tariffs on Ukrainian agricultural exports on June 6. This is the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion that the EU will not renew an agreement suspending trade barriers […]
Corruption
euronews: Bulgaria’s Rumen Radev wins re-election: Exit polls
Exit polls in Bulgaria suggest that incumbent Rumen Radev is the winner in the nation’s presidential run-off. Radev, a vocal critic of Borissov and firm supporter of last year’s anti-corruption protests, has attracted many Bulgarians […]
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