International media emphasized how starkly Dan’s campaign contrasted with that of his main rival and the election’s early favorite, pro-Russian far-right candidate George Simion.

European leaders reacted with relief and support after the centrist, pro-EU mayor of Bucharest, Nicușor Dan, won Romania’s presidential election, defeating right-wing nationalist George Simion ...

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. View on euronews ...

Pro-EU moderate Nicușor Dan wins Romanian presidential election stunner Bucharest mayor fends off challenge from hard-right firebrand George Simion, who conceded defeat after initially declaring ...

Romanians will go to the polls on Sunday to choose between hard-right candidate George Simion and pro-European independent Nicușor Dan, in a presidential election redo expected to shape the country's ...

In Romania, the centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan has defeated his far-right rival George Simion. The election came almost five months after Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the 2024 ...

Opposition ultra-rightist George Simion and mayor of Bucharest Nicușor Dan will fight on May 18 in the second round of the election for the new president of Romania, Romanian media reported today ...

Nicușor Dan wins Romania's presidency with 54% of votes, defeating far-right rival George Simion in a decisive pro-European shift.

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 ...

Nicușor Dan, an independent, is playing hard to get as he weighs which European political family he will join.

In Romania, the hard-right, nationalist, pro-Trump politician George Simion won the first round of presidential voting on Sunday. He will face Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan in a runoff on May 18.

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.View on ...