Romania election: Pro-EU mayor beats Trump-inspired nationalist in presidential poll shock

On Sunday evening in the capital Bucharest, Dan supporters chanted “Russia, don’t forget, Romania isn’t yours.” Staunchly pro-EU and NATO, Mr Dan said in the run-up to the election that Romania’s support for Ukraine was crucial for its own security against …

Democracy dies in Romania

If the vote in the first round goes the wrong way, cancel the second round. If the ‘wrong’ candidate is still likely to win the rescheduled election, then detain him before he can register to stand and then ban him. Then hold the election again, this time …

Romania’s Europhiles have bludgeoned the populists

Moments before Romania’s exit poll was announced, George Simion, the nationalist firebrand and presidential hopeful, was tapping his feet to YMCA on the steps of parliament. The campy American anthem bounced off the marble facade of Nicolae Ceausescu’s …

Netanyahu and his government gambled on Romania's antisemitic far right and lost big time

The list of winners in Romania's presidential election, which took place on Sunday, is quite long. It starts with the country's incoming president and current Bucharest mayor, Nicusor Dan, who ran on a pro-European platform and defeated far-right …

Presidential race winner Nicusor Dan wants to 'reconstruct' Romania

Romania's newly elected president Nicusor Dan on Monday faced an uphill task to bring together a deeply divided country after a tense rerun vote, with Brussels and other European allies welcoming the victory of the centrist.

Nicusor Dan Elected President of Romania with 53.6% of the Vote

Nicusor Dan is officially the new President of Romania, winning the second round of the presidential elections held on May 18, 2025. He secured 53.6% of the total votes, defeating AUR candidate George Simion, who received 46.4%. Final results show that Dan …

Romanians in Moldova voted massively in Romania runoff: 88% chose Nicusor Dan

0 Over 158,000 Romanian citizens in the Republic of Moldova voted in the second round of the Romania presidential election, hitting a record-high turnout. Of these, 88% voted for Nicusor Dan, the pro-European candidate who won the office of President of …

Pavel Durov Claims France Tried to Interfere in Romania’s Democracy by Requesting Censorship on Telegram

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has accused the head of France’s intelligence service of attempting to interfere in Romania’s democratic process by requesting a ban on conservative voices on the messaging platform ahead of the country’s national elections. In …

Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s presidential race

Telegram founder Pavel Durov alleged that DGSE chief Nicolas Lerner asked him 'to ban conservative voices in Romania ...