Romania: Hard-Right Eurosceptic Simion Leads Presidential Race

Hard-right eurosceptic George Simion emerged as the frontrunner in Sunday’s re-run of Romania’s presidential election, according to near-final results, in a vote widely viewed as a barometer for the growing influence of Trump-style nationalism within the …

AP PHOTOS : Hard-right candidate Simion decisively wins first round of Romania’s presidential redo

Romania PM resigns after first round of presidential vote

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has resigned, after a far-right opposition leader won the first round of the presidential election re-run and his own candidate crashed out of the race. Mr Ciolacu said his centre-left Social Democrats would withdraw …

Romania’s far-right leader to face centrist mayor in runoff

A Romanian ultranationalist aligned with Donald Trump will head to a presidential runoff against the centrist mayor of Bucharest later this month after securing victory in a repeat election on Sunday, the latest blow to the nation’s ruling establishment. …

George Simion leads Romania’s presidential election with anti-Ukraine, TikTok-driven campaign

George Simion, leader of Romania’s far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party, has emerged as the frontrunner in the first round of the country’s presidential election, raising regional concerns due to his firm opposition to military support …

First round of Romania’s presidential elections

Prima pagină » First round of Romania’s presidential elections Nationalist candidate and AUR leader George Simion wins first round of presidential elections in Romania. Bucharest’s mayor Nicușor Dan, who ran as an independent, is in second place. First …

World News | George Simion Secures Decisive Win in First Round of Romania's Presidential Redo

Bucharest (Romania), May 5 (AP) Hard-right nationalist George Simion secured a decisive win Sunday in the first round of Romania's presidential election redo, nearly complete electoral data showed. The election took place months after an annulled vote …

Far right candidate leads Romania's presidential poll rerun: exit polls

Exit polls showed that George Simion, chairman of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians, took the lead in the first round of the Romanian presidential election rerun on Sunday, reported Xinhua. According to the exit polls conducted by the Center for …

Romania's presidential candidate Nicusor Dan will face Simion in the May 18 run-off

Presidential election rerun starts in Romania

(MENAFN) Romania is holding a rerun of its presidential election on Sunday, following the annulment of the previous vote due to claims of Russian interference and electoral violations. Moscow has denied these allegations. In the annulled November election, …