OPINION | Why ignoring Europe’s anti-EU voters is a fatal mistake

Last night, for the first time in months, I slept well. Like millions of Romanians, I watched our presidential election results with a sense of relief-relief that the far-right did not take it all. But as the sun rose, that relief turned to unease. Because while some celebrate, I can’t ignore the number that matters most: 5.339.053 Romanians voted for anti-EU, extremist, or radical parties. That’s more than a third of all voters. And this is not just Romania’s story. It’s Europe’s.