Mircea Geoană 2024 presidential campaign

Mircea Geoană 2024 presidential campaign

Candidate	Mircea Geoană Deputy Secretary General of NATO (2019–2024)
Affiliation	independent
Status	Considering the candidacy: 24 November 2023 Intention: 25 August 2024 Official: 11 September 2024 BEC filing: 3 October 2024 BEC validation: 3 October 2024
Headquarters	Bucharest, Romania
Slogan	Vision and respect True change Country before party Think Independently! Romania Renaissance!
Website	https://mirceageoana.ro/

Mircea Geoană, who served as Deputy Secretary General of NATO between 2019 and 2024 announced on September 11 his candidacy as an independent in the 2024 Romanian presidential election.^[1]

Polled between 15% and 21% of the votes, Mircea Geoana is the first independent with a real chance of being elected president of Romania.^[2]

References

1. "Mircea Geoană anunță, oficial, candidatura independentă la alegerile prezidențiale 2024: „Avem nevoie de o schimbare adevărată!"". euronews.ro (in Romanian). November 3, 2024.
2. "Geoană, primul în sondaje, despre șansele unui independent la prezidențiale: E prima dată în 30 de ani când românii preferă altceva". digi24.ro. November 24, 2023.