US EditionFar-Right George Simion Leads Romania's Presidential Re-Run, Runoff Likely
- George Simion, leader of the far-right AUR party, won Romania's first-round presidential election redo on Sunday with 40.96% of the vote in Romania.
- The rerun took place following the cancellation of last year’s election amid claims of voting irregularities and interference from Russia, which the Kremlin has rejected.
- Simion will face Nicusor Dan, a 55-year-old pro-Western reformist and Bucharest Mayor who received 20.99%, in a pivotal runoff scheduled for May 18.
- Turnout stood at 53.2%, with 9.57 million voting, and political analyst Cristian Andrei said the runoff will pit nationalist against pro-Western reformist ideas.
- The runoff could reshape Romania’s geopolitical direction as a NATO and EU member, highlighting a broader divide between anti-establishment nationalist and reformist positions.
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