Romania's hard-right election frontrunner Simion seeks to capitalize on voters' discontent

Romania's hard-right election frontrunner Simion seeks to capitalize on voters' discontent

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First round of Romanian presidential vote backfires on EU

Head of the nationalist Alliance for the Unity of Romanians George Simion won 40.96% of the vote, while independent candidate, Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan won 20.99%

Who is George Simion, a nationalist who topped polls in Romania’s presidential redo?

George Simion, a nationalist and vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, has won Romania’s first-round presidential election after capitalizing on widespread anti-establishment sentiment

Romanian Nationalist Wins First Round of Presidential Voting

George Simion bucked a recent trend of voters around the world punishing candidates seen as friendly to President Trump.

Far-right Trump fan wins first round of Romania’s rerun presidential election

George Simion of AUR party opposes military aid to Ukraine, has vilified EU leaders and will face a centrist in run-off voteAn ultranationalist who opposes military aid to Ukraine, has vilified the EU’s leaders, and calls himself Donald Trump’s “natural ally” has won the first round of Romania’s rerun presidential vote and will face a centrist in the run-off, early estimates predict.Initial projections after polling stations closed on Sunday sho…

Romania election: Hard-right George Simion leads exit polls

Romania's hard-right nationalist leader, George Simion, who is critical of EU, was in the lead in the first round of a presidential election held Sunday in the EU and NATO member country.