Presidential candidate Nicusor Dan speaks to media after polls closed for the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A supporter of presidential candidate Nicusor Dan holds an electoral poster after he won the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, early Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Presidential candidate Nicusor Dan speaks to media after polls closed for the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Presidential candidate George Simion speaks to media after polls closed for the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Supporters of presidential candidate Nicusor Dan touch foreheads after polls closed for the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Presidential candidate George Simion, front right, smiles with his wife Ilinca during a press conference after polls closed for the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Presidential candidate Nicusor Dan, center, poses behind a Romanian flag after polls closed for the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Presidential candidate Nicusor Dan speaks to media after polls closed for the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Supporters of presidential candidate Nicusor Dan celebrate on the street after polls closed for the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, early Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Presidential candidate George Simion speaks to media after polls closed for the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
AP PHOTOS: Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential race over hard-right nationalist
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor Dan on Sunday won Romania’s closely watched presidential runoff against a hard-right nationalist who modeled his campaign after U.S. President Donald Trump. The victory marked a major turnaround in a tense election that many viewed as a geopolitical choice for the former Eastern Bloc country between East or West.
Presidential candidate Nicusor Dan speaks to media after polls closed for the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor Dan on Sunday won Romania’s closely watched presidential runoff against a hard-right nationalist who modeled his campaign after U.S. President Donald Trump. The victory marked a major turnaround in a tense election that many viewed as a geopolitical choice for the former Eastern Bloc country between East or West.
The race pitted front-runner George Simion, the 38-year-old leader of the hard-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, or AUR, against Dan, the incumbent mayor of Bucharest. It was held months after the cancelation of the previous election plunged Romania into its worst political crisis in decades.
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