US EditionRomanians vote in a tense presidential runoff that pits nationalist against pro-EU centrist
- Romanians voted on May 18, 2025, in a tense presidential runoff in Bucharest between nationalist George Simion and pro-EU centrist Nicusor Dan.
- The election follows the cancellation of the previous vote months earlier due to alleged violations, which plunged Romania into a political crisis.
- Simion leads the hard-right AUR party, promoting family, nation, faith, and freedom, while Dan runs independently on a reformist pro-Western platform affirming ties with the EU and Ukraine.
- Simion won 61% of the diaspora vote and claims election fraud in Moldova, accusations that authorities rejected, while official turnout in the first round was 53% with 9.5 million voters.
- The runoff outcome will shape Romania’s geopolitical direction and national security, with the winner nominating a new prime minister for a five-year presidential term.
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High Turnout As Romanians Flock To Polls For 'Critical' Presidential Vote
Turnout was high as Romanians flocked to polling stations for the second round of a presidential election run-off that could impact the country's political direction in Europe and its support for Ukraine. The May 18 vote pits ultranationalist candidate George Simion, who has called for an end of support to Ukraine, against centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan. After months of political chaos and controversy, voters told RFE/RL’s Romanian Service…
Romania Votes to Elect Its President, Between Trumpist Candidate and Pro-European Mayor
The leader of the AUR nationalist party, George Simion, and Bucharest's centrist mayor, Nicusor Dan, met on Sunday for the second round of the presidential election, five months after the cancellation of a ballot tainted with suspicion of Russian interference.
Romania, Poland and Portugal to Vote Between Europe and Sovereignism
After the annulment by the Romanian Constitutional Court of Georgescu's victory, in Bucharest today the ballot between the leader of the "ultradestra Siminion" and the liberal Dan. In Warsaw the ultra-racatholic Kaczynski challenges Trzawskowski, while in Lisbon the premier of center-right Montenegro favored on the leader of the socialists Nuno Santos
Romanians vote in tense runoff between pro-Trump nationalist against EU-minded centrist
Romanians began voting on Sunday in a tense presidential election rerun — a close contest between a supporter of US President Donald Trump and a pro-EU mayor, which could reshape the course of the key NATO member that borders war-torn Ukraine. RFI English's Jan van der Made went to meet some of the voters.
Polls open in Romania for a tense presidential runoff that pits nationalist against pro-EU centrist
Romanians were voting on Sunday in a tense presidential runoff between a hard-right nationalist and a pro-Western centrist in a high-stakes election rerun that could determine the geopolitical direction of the European Union and NATO member country. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondents in Bucharest, Maria Gerth-Niculescu.
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