Romania reports signs of Russian interference in presidential elections

Romania’s vote rerun takes place on May 4 and May 18 © Robert Ghement/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Romanian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Cernea spoke of "Russian interference" in the second round of the country's presidential elections. …

Telegram founder says he rejects request to 'silence' conservative voices in Romania

MOSCOW : The founder of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, said on Sunday he had refused a request by a Western country, which he did not name, to "silence" conservative voices in Romania, which was holding a presidential election run-off. …

Hard-right candidate rejects exit poll results as pro-West moderate leads Romania's Presidential race

18 May 2025, 19:29 Breaking News. Picture: Global Pro-Western centrist Nicusor Dan is on course to be Romania's next President, exit poll results suggest. Listen to this article Romanians were voting on Sunday in a tense presidential runoff between a …

Candidates in Romania’s high-stakes presidential runoff are neck and neck, early preliminary results show

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Candidates in Romania’s high-stakes presidential runoff are neck and neck, early preliminary results show. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or …

Romania To Get PRO-RUSSIA President? Anti-Ukraine Leader Could Defeat EU-Friendly Nicusar Dan

The two candidates in Romania’s presidential election runoff are neck and neck, early preliminary electoral data shows, in a high-stakes vote between a hard-right nationalist and a pro-European Union centrist that determine the geopolitical direction of …

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

Romania, and the Extreme Right

Threats to the Roma minority have increased since the far-right won the presidential election, which was cancelled at the end of 2024. But on the second round on Sunday, May 18, many Roma are paradoxically ready to vote for these ultranationalist …

Candidates in Romania’s high-stakes presidential runoff are neck and neck, early preliminary results show

Shock turnaround sees Romania centrist Dan set to win

It also would have meant that Hungary's fiercely anti-immigrant leader Viktor Orban, a long-time Trump ally, and Slovakia's Robert Fico - who both oppose military aid for Ukraine - would gain a new ally in the European Council in decisions on aid …

‘There’s talent here, it’s not a Mickey Mouse league’ – former Ulster ace Adam McBurney on life in Romania