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Some Lesser Known Facts About Călin Georgescu

• Călin Georgescu served as the Executive Director of the National Centre for Sustainable Development in Bucharest from 2000 to 2013.

• He coordinated two versions of Romania’s National Sustainable Development Strategy in 1999 and 2008, following European sustainability guidelines.

• Călin Georgescu has served as a Senior Fellow with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

• He worked in several UN roles including UN Special Rapporteur on toxic waste and human rights and Representative of the UNEP National Committee for Romania.

• Călin Georgescu’s other roles in Romania included Adviser to the Minister of Environment, Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment, Director of the International Economic Organisations Department, 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.

• He was proposed as Romania’s prime minister in 2011, 2012, and 2016.

• In November 2020, Călin Georgescu termed dictator Ion Antonescu, Iron Guard, and Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, as heroes. He said that they represented national history.

• He criticized ‘globalist powers’ for temporarily leading Romania.

• Călin Georgescu claimed in his public speeches that the West exploited the Romanian revolution to steal the country’s resources.

• In 2020, the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) proposed him as prime minister after the party entered Parliament.

• AUR proposed Călin Georgescu again during the 2021 political crisis that led to the removal of the Cîțu Cabinet.

• He contested for president in the 2024 Romanian presidential election.

• His campaign focused on Strengthening Romania’s defence capabilities, diversifying diplomatic relations, increasing support for farmers, promoting energy and food production, and reducing dependence on imports.

• Călin Georgescu has frequently been criticized for spreading misinformation regarding COVID-19.

• Several media platforms often criticized him for making pro-Russian statements and accused him of representing Russian interests in Romania.

• These controversies led to his exit from the AUR party in 2022.

• Călin Georgescu is critical of the European Union and NATO. He described the EU’s ballistic missile defence shield in Deveselu as a ‘shame of diplomacy.’

• He has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as ‘a man who loves his country.’ He suggested Romania should follow ‘Russian wisdom’ and called Ukraine ‘an invented state.’

• Călin Georgescu once stated in the media that he was not pro-Russian but supported dialogue with Russia for security rather than conflict.

• He does not believe the Moon landing happened.

• Călin Georgescu claimed that carbonated drinks contain nanochips that ‘enter you like into a laptop.’

• He called climate change a global scam, which is unrelated to reality.

• On the social media platform TikTok, his first account had over 1.7 million likes before being deleted during the 2024 presidential election.

• His second TikTok account has over 3.7 million likes and 274,000 followers, gaining popularity before the election.

• He conducted the 2024 presidential election campaign on social media, mostly TikTok.

• In October 2024, Inscop categorized him as ‘other’ with support below 0.4% for president. In November 2024, he was ranked in sixth place with 5.4% support.

• Călin Georgescu is a judo practitioner.
  

  Călin Georgescu during a judo session

• He is an independent candidate in the 2024 Romanian presidential election. In the first round of voting held on 24 November 2024, he received 22.95% of the votes, securing the highest percentage among all candidates.
  

  Călin Georgescu interacting with media during the presidential elections in Romania

• Călin Georgescu moved to the runoff election on 8 December, where he competed against Elena Lasconi.

• Horse riding is his favourite recreational activity.
  

  Călin Georgescu while riding a horse