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Călin Georgescu
Georgescu in 2024
Executive director of the United Nations Global Sustainable Index Institute in Geneva/Vaduz
In office
2015–2016
President of the European Research Centre for the Club of Rome
In office
2013–2015
Special Rapporteur in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
In office
2010–2012
Personal details
Born (1962-03-26) 26 March 1962 (age 62)
Bucharest, Romanian People's Republic
Political partyIndependent (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations		AUR (2020–2022)
Alma materUniversity of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest
Occupation

Călin Georgescu (Romanian pronunciation: [kəˈlin dʒe̯orˈdʒesku]; born 26 March 1962) is a Romanian far-right[1][2][3] extremist[4][5][6] politician, agronomist and prominent conspiracy theorist[7] who worked in the field of sustainable development. Georgescu was appointed the executive director of the United Nations Global Sustainable Index Institute in Geneva and Vaduz for the period 2015–2016. Prior to that, he served as President of the European Research Centre for the Club of Rome (2013–2015). He is also a member of the Club of Rome International in Switzerland.

Georgescu is running for President of Romania as an independent candidate in the 2024 Romanian presidential election.[8] He received the most votes in the first round.[9]

Early life and education

Georgescu was born in the Cotroceni neighborhood of Bucharest, the son of Scarlat Georgescu and Aneta Georgescu, née Popescu.[10] He is a graduate of the Land Reclamation College, Nicolae Bălcescu Institute of Agronomy in Bucharest (1986) and obtained his Ph.D. in soil science in 1999.[citation needed]

Diplomatic career

Georgescu acted as the executive director of the National Centre for Sustainable Development in Bucharest from 2000 to 2013. He was appointed by the Romanian Government to coordinate the development of two consecutive versions of the National Sustainable Development Strategy (in 1999 and 2008), in line with the guidelines of the European Strategy for Sustainable Development. A former Senior Fellow with the United Nations Development Programme, Georgescu also held various positions in the UN system, such as UN Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and waste on the enjoyment of human rights and Representative of the UNEP National Committee for Romania.[citation needed]

He also held such positions as: Adviser to the Minister of Environment, Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment, Director of the International Economic Organisations Department in the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Secretary General of the Romanian Association for the Club of Rome and executive director of the Institute for Innovation and Development Projects.[citation needed]

Political career

Georgescu was proposed as prime minister in 2011, 2012, and 2020.[citation needed] In 2020 he was proposed by the nationalist conservative Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), a party that entered the Romanian Parliament following the December 2020 Romanian legislative election.[11] During the 2021 Romanian political crisis which resulted in the removal from office of the Cîțu Cabinet, the same party proposed him again.[12]

Georgescu ran for president in the 2024 Romanian presidential election. Among his campaign stances were strengthening Romania's defence capabilities, diversifying Romania's diplomatic relations, increased support for farmers, promoting energy and food production, and reducing dependency on imports.[13] He obtained the most votes in the first round of voting on 24 November[14] at 22.95% and advanced to a runoff scheduled on 8 December along with Elena Lasconi.[15]

Political views

According to a statement given in November 2020, Georgescu stated that dictator Ion Antonescu and Iron Guard founder Corneliu Zelea Codreanu according with many original historical sources and records are heroes whom "he lived the national history, through them speaks and spoke the national history and not through the lackeys of the globalist powers that lead Romania today temporarily".[16] He has also said that the Romanian revolution was used by the West to steal Romanian resources, and has multiple times promoted COVID-19 misinformation.[7]

Several media articles criticized Georgescu for his pro-Russian statements, describing him as a Russophile and demonstrating how he used his social media platforms to spread information sourced to Russian state media.[17][18][19] This also resulted in him leaving the AUR in 2022.[13] Georgescu also described the installation of the bloc's ballistic missile defense shield in Deveselu as a "shame of diplomacy"[20] and a "disgrace".[1] He has also praised Russian president Vladimir Putin as "a man who loves his country". He said that he wanted to engage with, rather than challenge, Russia, because "Security comes from dialogue, not confrontation".[21][13][22]

Georgescu does not believe in the human Moon landing.[23][24] In a podcast, he also mentioned that carbonated juices contain nanochips, which "enter you like into a laptop", and considers climate change "a global scam", which "has nothing to do with reality".[23][24][25]

Personal life

Georgescu is married and has three children. He has two TikTok accounts, one of which has more than 1.7 million likes before it was deleted at the time of the presidential election in 2024, while the other has 3.7 million likes and 274,000 followers, which grew in the weeks prior to the election.[13] He is also a judo practitioner.[22]

Publications

  • Romania at Crossroads, Editura Logos, București, 2014 and Editura Christiana, 2016 (second revised edition and the country project)
  • Pentru un ideal comun [In Search of Common Purpose] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Compania Publishing House. 2012. ISBN 9789731960920. OCLC 809933615.
  • "România după criză. Reprofesionalizarea" [Romania After the Crisis. Reshaping Professional Worth], coordinators Mircea Malița [ro] and Călin Georgescu, Compania Publishing House, Bucharest, 2010. ISBN 9789731960845. OCLC 826656439
  • “Trezirea la realitate” [A Wake-up Call], in România post-criză. Reprofesionalizarea României III [Romania after the Crisis], 3rd IPID Report, Bucharest, 2010, pp. 5–15.
  • “Reclădirea capitalului uman” [Rebuilding Human Capital], in Șansa României: oamenii. Reprofesionalizarea României II [A Chance for Romania: Betting on People], 2nd IPID Report, București, 2009, pp. 7–18.
  • "Romania at the Eve of the Third Millennium", in Millennium III, special issue on "Which Forces are Driving Europe?, European Conference of the National Associations of the Club of Rome", Bucharest, 23–24 May 2008, pp. 95–103.
  • "Reprofesionalizarea României" [Reshaping Professional Worth in Romania], 1st IPID Report, Bucharest, 2008; author and editor.
  • National Sustainable Development Strategy of Romania 2013-2020-2030, (available in Romanian and English), Government of Romania, Bucharest, 2008; Project Manager.
  • Planurile Locale de Dezvoltare Durabilă "Agenda Locală 21" [Local Sustainable Development Plans under Local Agenda 21], for 40 local authorities, 2000–2008; Project Manager.
  • National Sustainable Development Strategy, (available in Romanian and English), United Nations Development Programme, Bucharest, 1999; Project Manager.
  • România 2020, co-editor with Mircea Malița [ro] et al., Editura Conspress, București, 1998. ISBN 9789739623391. OCLC 895707059

References

  1. ^ a b Atkinson, Emily (25 November 2024). "Far-right candidate takes shock lead in Romania presidential election". BBC Home. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  2. ^ Ilie, Luiza; Vilcu, Mara (26 November 2024). "In election shock, Romanian far-right NATO critic set for presidential contest". Reuters. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  3. ^ O'Sullivan, David (25 November 2024). "Shock in Romania after little-known populist secures presidential lead". euronews. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  4. ^ Grădinaru, Magda (25 November 2024). "Exclusiv: Istoricul austriac care a avertizat de doi ani despre Călin Georgescu: Ce înseamnă pentru România această ascensiune legionară fără precedent". spotmedia.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  5. ^ Diaconescu, Andra (27 November 2024). "Victory of Romania's 'TikTok Messiah' is an alarm bell for Europe". euronews.
  6. ^ Higgins, Andrew (25 November 2024). "Ultranationalist Leads First Round of Romania's Presidential Election". The New York Times.
  7. ^ a b Ross, Tim; Jack, Victor; Petre, Andrei (25 November 2024). "Who is Călin Georgescu, the far-right TikTok star leading the Romanian election race?". POLITICO. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  8. ^ Lynch, Niamh (25 November 2024). "Romania in shock after far-right candidate wins first round of presidential election". Sky News. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  9. ^ Jack, Victor; Paun, Carmen (24 November 2024). "Ultranationalist candidate scores stunning first-round win in Romania election". POLITICO. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  10. ^ Mircea, Virginia (17 December 2020). "Călin Georgescu, fișă de cadre". www.cadranpolitic.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  11. ^ Matei, Cristian (7 December 2020). "AUR a anunțat pe cine va propune ca premier: "Călin Georgescu este un român patriot"". Stirileprotv.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  12. ^ Matei, Cristian (11 October 2021). "Simion: "AUR propune un premier independent, care să respecte interesele națiunii române"". Știrile Pro TV (in Romanian). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d McGrath, Stephen (25 November 2024). "Who is Calin Georgescu, the far-right populist who won the 1st round of Romania's presidential race?". Associated Press. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Pro-Russia candidate surges in Romania presidential vote". France 24. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  15. ^ McGrath, Stephen (26 November 2024). "A far-right populist shocks Romania by heading into the presidential runoff". Associated Press.
  16. ^ Costita, George (13 December 2020). "Cine este Călin Georgescu, propunerea AUR pentru funcția de premier" (in Romanian). Digi24. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  17. ^ Henley, Jon (25 November 2024). "Shock as pro-Russia independent wins first round of Romanian election". the Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  18. ^ Cartianu, Grigore (7 April 2021), "Călin Georgescu-AUR, rusofil pe față la Pandele TV, promovat de Sputnik: "Șansa României este înțelepciunea rusească. Complexul militar industrial american este interesat să împingă către un conflict" - Ziariștii", Ziariștii (in Romanian), retrieved 7 April 2021
  19. ^ Despa, Oana (9 October 2021), "Cum propagă grupurile de Facebook ale AUR propaganda rusă", Europa Liberă România (in Romanian), retrieved 8 November 2021
  20. ^ "Shock in Romania as hard-right Nato critic Calin Georgescu takes lead in presidential election". The Guardian. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  21. ^ Ilie, Luiza; Bayer, Lili; Gray, Andrew (25 November 2024). "Calin Georgescu, the far-right outsider who could be Romania's new president". Reuters.
  22. ^ a b Shamim, Sarah (25 November 2024). "Who is Calin Georgescu, Romanian right-wing candidate leading the election?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  23. ^ a b Redacția (25 November 2024). "VIDEO Călin Georgescu nu crede în aselenizare: Aia a fost o manipulare" (in Romanian). G4Media.ro. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  24. ^ a b Dumitru, Adrian (26 November 2024). "Călin Georgescu, halucinant. Cum s-a întâlnit cu o altă specie "în niciun caz umană" și ce crede despre piramide și primul pas pe Lună" (in Romanian). www.antena3.ro. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  25. ^ Voicu, Andreea (26 November 2024). "Ce spunea Călin Georgescu despre sucurile carbogazoase: "S-a predat marfa de plastic, tot ce înseamnă nanocipuri, și intră în tine ca într-un laptop"" (in Romanian). Gândul. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
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