Romania’s new president Nicusor Dan is stepping into office amid deep political and social divisions, as fallout from Sunday’s run-off election exposes the scale of public frustration and mistrust. Economic pressures are mounting, and the far right is already regrouping.
Dan, a pro-European centrist, defeated far-right leader George Simion in Sunday’s run-off vote. The result was clear-cut – but the campaign exposed how fractured Romania has become.
