Investors Brace for Turbulence in Romanian Markets as Election Looms

Investors brace for turbulence in Romanian markets as election looms

Traders fear political uncertainty will make tackling huge budget deficit more difficult

A radical close to Russia in the run-off election, the coalition broke: Romania stands at the crossroads. Expert Raimar Wagner sees lessons for all of Europe.

East vs west? Romania’s biggest vote since the fall of communism

Europe seems to love an existential election. There’s one happening right now in Poland, at the same time as one here in Romania. It’s the most important vote since the 1989 revolution, one voter tells me, as she proudly poses for a photo holding a leaflet for the candidate Nicușor Dan. He’s the mayor of Bucharest, and is seen by her as a safe pair of pro-EU, pro-Ukraine hands, as opposed to the populist George Simion. This is the outsider elect…

Romanians to choose Simion or Dan in presidential vote runoff

Romanians face a presidential election redo on Sunday. Hard-right George Simion scored a victory over pro-European Nicușor Dan in the first round, but recent surveys show the race is tight.

Romania’s presidential race pits nationalism against reform

Romania is on the brink of a political shift as the nation heads to the polls on Sunday to elect its president. The first round saw the nationalist candidate secure an impressive 40% of the vote. His opponent, the mayor of Bucharest, champions a vision of integrity and reform for the country.

Hundreds of members and sympathizers of Romania's rock movement - artists, organizers, journalists and photographers - have won the vote in the second round of Romania's presidential elections and have expressed it in a letter...