Elena Lasconi | |
|---|---|
.png) Lasconi in 2024 | |
| President of the Save Romania Union | |
| Assumed office 26 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Cătălin Drulă |
| Mayor of Câmpulung | |
| Assumed office 19 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Liviu Țâroiu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elena Valerica Lasconi[1] 20 April 1972 Hațeg, Hunedoara County, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Political party | Save Romania Union (2019–present) |
| Spouse |
Cătălin Georgescu (m. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Traian Ecological University of Deva (BA awarded by Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies) |
| Profession | |
| Website | elenalasconi |
Elena Valerica Lasconi (Romanian pronunciation: [eˈlena lasˈkoni]; born 20 April 1972) is a Romanian politician and former journalist. She is currently serving as the mayor of Câmpulung in Argeș County, having been elected in both the 2020 and 2024 elections.[2] On 26 June 2024, she won the internal elections in the Save Romania Union (USR), becoming its president. USR elected her in a landslide as the party's frontrunner in the upcoming presidential election.[3]
Lasconi briefly led the list of USR candidates for the 2024 European Parliament elections, a position she resigned from at the request of the former party president, Cătălin Drulă.
On 25 Nov 2024, Lasconi shocked Romania to overtake Marcel Ciolacu of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) as the second place candidate in the first round of the presidential election, overcoming Ciolacu by only 0.03% of the total vote.[4] Lasconi will face Independent Calin Georgescu in the second round of the presidential election, on 1 Dec 2024.[5]
- ^ Vițu, Raluca (6 November 2023). "De ce și-a schimbat Elena Lasconi numele din buletin. Cum este trecută în acte primărița din Câmpulung Muscel". Unica.
- ^ Grigorescu, Denis (9 June 2024). "Elena Lasconi, realeasă primar la Câmpulung cu un scor zdrobitor: „E extrem de important să fii împreună cu oamenii și pentru oameni"". Adevărul.
- ^ Ardelean, Adrian (29 June 2024). "Elena Lasconi a fost desemnată candidata USR la alegerile prezidențiale. A fost ales și Biroul Național". Europa Liberă România.
- ^ "Rezultate alegeri prezidențiale. Georgescu și Lasconi, în turul II. Demisii la vârful PNL și PSD". www.digi24.ro (in Romanian). 25 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Romania presidential elections 2024: Final results confirm second round between independent Călin Georgescu and USR's Elena Lasconi". Romania Insider. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.