March 13, 2025. TV: What was discussed on TV news last night

Wednesday evening was dominated by debates on the presidential elections, with a focus on the controversial candidacies of the AUR and POT leaders, the possible invalidation of their candidacies by the BEC and the CCR, and the competition for the sovereignist electorate. Romania's relations with the US and Russia were another hot topic in the context of the peace negotiations and the positions taken by the major powers. Internally, tensions in the AUR, the exclusion of Victor Ponta from the PSD and the economic impact of the new fiscal measures were recurring themes.

Top topics debated

1. The candidates of George Simion and Anamaria Gavrilă
2. The electoral strategy of the two candidates and their attempt to win the support of Călin Georgescu's electorate.
3. The possible blocking of George Simion's candidacy by BEC
4. Exclusion of Victor Ponta from PSD
5. Russia's reaction to the proposed truce in Ukraine.

Subjects debated in particular on certain TV channels

• Romania TV commented on the statements of a former SIE officer on the alleged membership of Ana Alexandrescu to this intelligence service.
• B1 TV discussed Aleksandr Dughin's statements on the risk of a civil conflict in Romania.
• Digi24 commented on Nicușor Dan's electoral strategy.
• Realitatea Plus insisted on the decoration of Gheorghe Hagi by Ilie Bolojan and on the political significance of this step.

Top 5 entities mentioned

1. George Simion (AUR)
2. Călin Georgescu
3. Victor Ponta
4. Anamaria Gavrilă (POT)
5. Donald Trump

Details

Antena 3 discussed the filing of candidacies for the presidential elections, analyzing the electoral strategies of the AUR and POT leaders, the competition for the sovereignist electorate and the possible blocking of George Simion's candidacy. Romania's relations with the US and Russia, peace negotiations on Ukraine and the sanctions announced by Donald Trump were also intensively debated.

Romania TV discussed the candidacies of George Simion and Victor Ponta, the impact of the BEC and CCR decisions on the election outcome, as well as controversial economic measures such as bank transfer taxes and the reintroduction of the poll tax. The guests discussed the developments in the negotiations between Russia and the United States, the chances of Russia accepting the armistice proposal, Donald Trump's statements on the possible adoption of additional sanctions against Russia and Moscow's interest in Romania.

Digi24 discussed the electoral strategy of the AUR and POT leaders, possible political alliances and international reactions to the candidacy of some sovereignist leaders. The guests commented on the pressure from within USR to withdraw Elena Lasconi from the race in favor of Nicușor Dan, as well as the impact of the conflict in Ukraine on Romania.

B1 TV followed topics such as internal tensions within AUR, the relationship between George Simion and Anamaria Gavrilă, the relations of sovereignist candidates with Russia, the risk of a civil conflict in Romania according to Aleksandr Dughin's statements and the exclusion of Victor Ponta from PSD. They also discussed the contracts concluded by the City Hall of Sector 5, the actions of Cristian Popescu-Piedone as head of ANPC and the candidacy of Anton Pisaroglu.

Realitatea Plus commented on the attacks on Anca Alexandrescu, the electoral strategy of AUR and POT leaders, Călin Georgescu's reactions after the blocking of his candidacy and the possibility that BEC and CCR will block George Simion's candidacy. The financing of Victor Ponta's campaign and his attempt to win the support of George Simion's electorate was another topic discussed. The guests also commented on the political significance of Gheorghe Hagi's decoration in the electoral context.

***** Synthesis via a monitoring feed provided by NewsVibe Romania.