Romania’s pro-EU candidate beats hard-right rival to win presidential election

(CNN) — Romania’s pro-European Union presidential candidate Nicușor Dan won the country’s presidential election Sunday, defeating his ultranationalist rival. With 98% of the votes counted, the centrist candidate won at least 53% of the ballots cast, a …

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 …

French Foreign Ministry rejects accusations of election interference in Romania

The second round runoff was due to be held on Sunday. | Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images Earlier in the day, Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov stated on his channel that the platform had declined a request from a European country to shut down channels …

BUCHAREST BLOG: Romania at a political crossroads ahead of presidential election runoff

The presidential election runoff on May 18 is the most important political crossroads for Romania since the fall of communism in 1989. Voters face a choice between far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) leader George Simion and independent …

Centrist Dan wins in Romania, centre-right party ahead in Portugal

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature First run-off poll show it's 'all to play for' in Poland Speaking after the exit poll was announced in Poland earlier tonight, centrist Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski …

Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential race over hard-right nationalist, official data shows

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential race over hard-right nationalist, official data shows. BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential race over hard-right nationalist, official data …

Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential race over hard-right nationalist

BUCHAREST, Romania — (AP) — The pro-European Union candidate in Romania’s critical presidential runoff has won the closely watched race against a hard-right nationalist, nearly complete electoral data shows, in a tense election rerun that many viewed as a …

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

UPDATE - Romania presidential elections 2025: Romanians confirm pro-EU choice as Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan wins ...

Update: Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan won the Romanian presidential election on May 18, according to the official vote count. With 98.5% of the ballots counted, Nicusor Dan had 54.17% of the votes, 900,000 more than his opponent, nationalist George Simion. A …

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 …