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Hard-right candidate who lost Romania’s presidential race contests results at top court

The hard-right nationalist who lost Romania’s presidential election rerun says he has asked a top court to annul the election results.

BBC · 1d

Exit polls suggest pro-EU candidate will win Romanian election

The Romanian presidential election run-off has pitted a hard-right, nationalist candidate - a self-declared fan of Donald Trump and critic of the European Union - against an avowedly PRO-EU, liberal candidate.

The Washington Post · 1d

Who is Nicusor Dan, the pro-EU centrist who beat a nationalist in Romania’s tense presidential race?

Nicusor Dan, the former civic activist and pro-European Union centrist politician who defied odds to decisively defeat a hard-right nationalist in Romania’s critical presidential race, has emerged as a counterforce to the right-wing populist wave sweeping across Eastern Europe Final results from the presidential race showed Dan,

Romania, Nicușor Dan and George Simion

Romania Insider · 1d

Romania’s far-right leader George Simion concedes defeat, congratulates Nicușor Dan on presidential win

George Simion, leader of the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), conceded defeat on Sunday night and congratulated Bucharest mayor and pro-EU independent candidate Nicușor Dan for winning the presidential election.

Al Jazeera on MSN · 2d

Romania election: George Simion and Nicusor Dan face off in tense run-off

The election result could reshape the direction of the pro-EU and NATO member nation bordering war-torn Ukraine.

BBC · 1d

Liberal mayor Dan beats nationalist in tense race for Romanian presidency

The liberal, pro-EU mayor of, Nicusor Dan, has fought off a strong challenge from a Romanian right-wing nationalist to win the presidency after months of political turbu

Hard-right populist George Simion to contest Romania's election result

Mr Simion had been the favourite to win but lost to pro-EU candidate Nicusor Dan in the final vote over the weekend.

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George Simion, a MAGA-courting populist, could become Romania’s president in controversial election re-run

Hard-right nationalist George Simion could win Romania’s presidential election run-off on Sunday – a vote being held five ...

Columbia Journalism Review5h

What Elections in Romania and Poland Say About Populism and the Press

Defeating populists never signals an easy return to the status quo ante.

Agence France-Presse on MSN2d

George Simion: pro-Trump nationalist eyeing Romania presidency

George Simion, the frontrunner in Sunday's presidential runoff, is a former football hooligan and fan of US President Donald ...

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Romania’s new pro-European president puts it back on a Western course, but fault lines remain

A pro-European Union centrist pulled off an upset in Romania’s presidential election, beating out a hard-right nationalist ...

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George Simion: Meeting the proud pro-Trumper who could be Romania's new president

George Simion is just 38 years old but now sitting on the threshold of remarkable power. He is the populist politician who ...

Kyiv Independent on MSN17h

Romania’s new president faces daunting challenges after surprise victory over far-right upstart

There was a wave of euphoria and relief across Europe following the election of pro-European liberal Nicusor Dan as Romania’s ...

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Pro-E.U. centrist in Romania’s tense presidential race takes lead, preliminary data shows

BUCHAREST, Romania — The pro-European Union candidate in Romania’s tense presidential runoff has taken a lead in the polls, ...

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Pro-EU centrist beats Trump acolyte in Romania vote

The mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, defeated hard-right nationalist George Simion in the race for Romania's presidency ...

AUR deputies refused to recognize the new puppet president of Romania

MP from the opposition party "Alliance for the Unification of Romanians" (AUR) Dan Tanase said today, May 20, in parliament ...

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