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SHOCKING: 2 - What They Never Told You

Romania’s top court rejects far-right candidate’s attempt to annul election

George Simion, a pro-Trump ultranationalist, had alleged foreign interference in rerun vote won by Nicușor Dan

The Guardian - UK

Hungarian minority plays key role in Nicușor Dan's Romanian presidential win

High voter turnout, especially among young people and women, helped Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan win Romania's presidential runoff, defeating the hard-right George Simion.

Euronews

Defeated Romanian ultranationalist ‘will ask court to annul election’

George Simion claims presidential election rerun was subject to foreign interference, like last year’s annulled ballot

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian view on Romania’s presidential election upset: a vote for stability and the west

Editorial: A stunning comeback victory for the centrist mayor of Bucharest was also good news for Kyiv. But elsewhere in Europe, the far right continues to flourish

The Guardian - UK

Nicușor Dan, the maths prodigy who beat an ultranationalist for Romanian presidency

Bucharest’s crusading mayor appeals for ‘specialists, civil society, new people’ to help him deliver change

The Guardian - UK

Romania breathes collective sigh of relief after presidential election thriller

Romania's political crisis ends with Nicușor Dan's firm victory in the presidential elections runoff on Sunday. Dan, an independent pro-Western candidate, won 53.60% of the vote.

Euronews

Romania’s pro-West candidate Nicușor Dan wins presidential election in dramatic comeback

Stakes have never been this high in Romania's post-communist history, as Romanians voted in a crucial and polarised presidential election runoff on Sunday, in which centrist Nicușor Dan faced nationalist George Simion.

Euronews

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Romanians vote in cliffhanger presidential election as tensions continue to rise

Stakes have never been this high in Romania's post-communist history, as Romanians vote in a crucial and polarised presidential election. Centrist Nicușor Dan faces nationalist George Simion, with diaspora turnout doubling.

Euronews

Romanians abroad begin voting in high-stakes presidential election runoff

Most recent local surveys indicate the runoff has narrowed to a near tie between presidential candidates George Simion and Nicușor Dan, with experts saying Sunday's result could boil down to turnout.

Euronews

Romanians to choose between George Simion and Nicușor 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.

Euronews

Romania grapples with disinformation ahead of tense presidential run-off

Analysts say disinformation actors continue to sow division and distrust ahead of a consequential presidential second round on Sunday.

Euronews

Romania might be about to make a Trump-admiring former football hooligan its president. This is why

The election of George Simion would be a troubling – but understandable – repudiation of the country’s pro-EU establishment, says Andrei Popoviciu, a Romanian investigative journalist

The Guardian - UK

Runoffs, reruns and rightwingers: Europe’s electoral ‘super Sunday’ explained

Millions casting votes in crucial contests in Romania, Poland and Portugal

The Guardian - UK

Defence is no longer free, Romanian interim President Ilie Bolojan tells Euronews

In an Euronews Romania interview ahead of a crucial presidential election on Sunday, Ilie Bolojan warned that the scale of the hybrid threat from Russia will demand increased spending to keep his country safe.

Euronews

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Radio France Internationale

Romania's election re-run: pro-Trump candidate faces centrist Bucharest mayor

Far-right candidate George Simion, who took the lead in the first round of the Romanian parliamentary elections on 4 May, will face off against the centrist mayor of Bucharest, Nicușor Dan, in the second round on Sunday. The election is a re-run, after November 2024's vote was annulled. RFI spoke…

Euronews

'I want Romania to maintain its pro-Western direction,' presidential hopeful Dan says

In a joint interview with Euronews and Euronews Romania, Dan, who came in second on Sunday's vote count, maintained his strongly pro-Western stances, especially on Ukraine, starkly contrasting with those of his opponent, George Simion.

Euronews

Romanian presidential candidates spar over the war in Ukraine in Euronews Romania’s fiery debate

The two candidates chose Euronews Romania for their decisive, three-hour debate in the crucial election race — a political thriller after a dramatic vote annulment in December and with the future of NATO’s eastern flank nation in the balance.

Euronews

I would like Ukraine to enter the EU, Romanian presidential hopeful Nicușor Dan tells Euronews

Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan told Euronews and Euronews Romania he is prepared to mount a strong challenge against nationalist candidate George Simion in Romania's presidential vote runoff, advocating for a pro-European direction.

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Euronews

Romanian prime minister resigns amid ruling coalition's post-presidential election fallout

Romanian PM Marcel Ciolacu stepped down after Crin Antonescu failed to reach the presidential election runoff, further fracturing the ruling coalition amid political turmoil.

The Guardian - UK

Romania’s pro-EU prime minister resigns as Trump ally eyes presidency

Marcel Ciolacu quits after coalition candidate fails to make it to run-off against nationalist George Simion

The Guardian - UK

Far-right Trump ally secures decisive win in first round of Romania’s presidential election rerun

George Simion will face centrist Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan in runoff vote

Euronews

Simion's Romanian presidential election win sets stage for runoff thriller

AUR party leader George Simion is ahead in Romania's presidential election, with 40.1% of votes in his favour, according to preliminary results. He will now have to face an independent pro-Western candidate, Nicușor Dan — another surprise choice — in the second round in two weeks' time.

The Guardian - UK

Romanians vote in election that could propel ultranationalist Trump ally to power

George Simion, 38, comfortably ahead in polls as first round of voting begins in presidential election

Radio France Internationale

Romania votes again after annulled election caused political disarray

Romanians head to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election re-run, five months after the previous vote was annulled over allegations of Russian interference – a decision that plunged the country into political chaos and mass protests.

The Guardian - UK

Romania presidential elections: why is there another vote this year?

Country is going to the polls for a second year running after after the original result was annulled

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