We're not talking about an established candidate with pre-existing support, and this was just the first leg of the election with multiple presidential candidates, not the run-off, so don't compare this to Trump v Kamala.
I'm also not talking about a single poll, or ones run by just the left/right, he wasn't polling well anywhere.
I don't have knowledge about the polls but someone made a good point elesewhere. His share of the vote might have increased after the Constitutional Court banned another (far right) candidate because they didn't like her discourse (crazy, right?)
https://tvpworld.com/82727489/romanian-pm-suggests-constitut...
Rather ironic that the PM criticized that decision while praising the court for this latest intrusion.
I'm also not talking about a single poll, or ones run by just the left/right, he wasn't polling well anywhere.