US EditionHard-Right Candidate Who Lost Romania’s Presidential Race Contests Results at Top Court
- Romanian hard-right candidate George Simion lost the May 18 presidential runoff in Bucharest to Nicusor Dan, the city's mayor.
- The election followed a previous November 2024 vote voided by Romania's Constitutional Court over allegations of electoral violations and foreign interference.
- Simion alleged without evidence that foreign actors including France and Moldova coordinated manipulation and election fraud affecting around 80,000 votes.
- Nicusor Dan won with 53.6% of the vote, a margin exceeding 829,000 votes, while Simion requested the Constitutional Court annul the results.
- Simion's challenge signals ongoing political tensions in Romania, a key NATO member bordering Ukraine, amid broader concerns about foreign influence and democratic stability.
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Underlying Simion Wants Election Canceled
The inferior right-wing populist presidential candidate George Simion admitted his defeat on Sunday, but now he wants to cancel the ballot in Romania. The politician of the nationalist party AUR speaks of "indisputable evidence" for an influence from abroad. According to the report, an application for cancellation of the presidential election, which the pro-European politician Nicusor Dan won with 53.60 percent, is already at the Constitutional …
Romanian hard-right presidential candidate challenges election defeat
Romania's defeated hard-right presidential contender George Simion said late on Tuesday that he would challenge the ballot's result, alleging interference by France and Moldova, after a centrist victory was met with relief by many European leaders. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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