Presidential candidate Nicusor Dan speaks to media after polls closed for the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru) A supporter of presidential candidate Nicusor Dan holds an electoral poster after he won the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Bucharest,

European Union presidential candidate Nicușor Dan won the country’s presidential election Sunday, defeating his ultranationalist rival. With more than 99% of the votes counted, the centrist candidate won at least 53% of the ballots cast,

Simion, a 38-year-old nationalist who opposes military aid to neighbouring Ukraine and is critical of EU leadership, decisively led the first presidential election round, causing the collapse of a pro-Western coalition government and triggering significant capital outflows.