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Romania, Pro-Europeanism and European Union

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 who had channeled people’s anger at the political establishment to surge in ...

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The New Voice of Ukraine on MSN · 1d

Romania heads to runoff as far-right Simion challenges pro-EU Dan for presidency

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Pro-EU centrist beats Trump acolyte in Romania vote

'It is important that support for Ukraine continues' — Zelensky congratulates Romania's President-elect Dan after election

"We respect Romania and the choice of the Romanian people. This is a country on which much depends when it comes to security issues," Zelensky said on X.

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In Eastern Europe, Centrists Hold Off 2 Nationalist Challenges

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Polish centrist's narrow presidential lead leaves pro-EU path in balance

Romania’s next president will not be a MAGA populist after all

Mr Dan won over most voters who had not backed Mr Simion, and the gap closed further after a televised debate which Mr Dan was widely agreed to have won.

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

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Huge challenges await new president of divided Romania

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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 months after the original election was annulled.

Romania Insider17h

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.

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From favorite to failure: How George Simion lost to Nicușor Dan the Romanian presidential election

Nicușor Dan (independent centrist politician and incumbent Mayor of Bucharest) won the 2025 Romanian presidential election decisively over George Simion

Al Jazeera on MSN1d

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.

Agence France-Presse on MSN1d

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 Trump who is promising to put "Romania first". - Violence and insults - In his youth,

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Nicușor Dan Wins Romania Election, Defeating Trump-Backed Nationalist George Simion

Nicușor Dan wins Romania's presidential election, defeating ultranationalist George Simion with nearly 54% of the vote.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

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Viktor Orban makes huge political misstep in supporting Simion, Hungarian analyst says

The outcome has been a defeat for Viktor Orban as ethnic Hungarians overwhelmingly supported the pro-European candidate, independent media wrote on May 19, citing a political analyst and a former leader of UMDR (RMDSZ),