Romanian Populist's EU Vote Loss Is Far From His Biggest Problem
- Dragnea may go to jail after losing EU Parliamnent elections
- Record ballot turnout deals rebuke to party’s populist lurch
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Romania’s de-facto leader Liviu Dragnea woke up to a tough new reality after voters punished his party in European Parliament elections and he headed to face a court ruling that could send him to jail.
True to his go-it-alone leadership style, he showed up by himself in a white shirt Sunday night to address supporters and denounce what he called “a hate storm” from Romanians who voted in record numbers against the ruling Social Democratic Party and its swing toward populism.