US EditionRomania Votes in Second Round of Presidential Election - with Bucharest Mayor and Hard-Right Trump Supporter Almost Tied in Polls
- Romania held the second round of its presidential election on May 18, 2025, with voting starting at 7am and ending at 9pm local time.
- This election follows the annulment of the previous presidential vote six months ago by Romania's highest court after disqualifying leading nationalist candidate Calin Georgescu for alleged Russian electoral interference.
- The contest features Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan, running as an independent and campaigning against corruption and for EU and NATO ties, against populist George Simion, a pro-Trump, anti-EU candidate who opposes military aid to Ukraine.
- Polls show a tight race with AtlasIntel forecasting Dan at 48.7% and Simion at 47.8%, despite Simion’s first-round lead of nearly 21 points with 40.96% of the vote.
- The election outcome will determine Romania’s political direction amid contrasting stances on foreign policy, with significant implications for its EU alignment and support for Ukraine.
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Before the Second Round of the Presidential Elections in Romania, This Candidate Hopes to Bulwark to the Far Right
The second round of the presidential election announces a duel of all the dangers between a pro-Trump candidate George Simion and the present centrist mayor of Bucharest.
Romania votes in second round of presidential election - with Bucharest mayor and hard-right Trump supporter almost tied in polls
George Simion, founder of the far-right AUR party, won the first round of the election earlier this month, taking 40.96% of the vote. Opinion polls show he and centrist independent Nicusor Dan are neck-and-neck.
Vote - Presidential Election in Romania: Right-Wing Nationalist Simion Contests Bucharest's Mayor Dan
In the second round of the repeated presidential election in Romania, the right-wing conservative candidate Simion and the pro-European mayor Dan are facing each other. Simion, who won the first round of the election with almost 41 percent of the votes, is the favourite in the race.
These Will Be the Results and the Winner of the Elections in Romania, According to Polls
The polls of the first round were successful in giving the ultra-nationalist candidate George Simion the clear winner. This anti-europeist and follower of the US MAGA movement of President Donald Trump obtained 40.96% of the votes. And the second most voted candidate, who is battling with him in the second round on May 18, is the mayor of Bucharest, Nicușor Dan. He achieved 20.99% of the ballots. Although none was able to get enough support to a…
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