George Simion, leader of the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), conceded defeat on Sunday night and congratulated Bucharest mayor and pro-EU independent candidate Nicușor Dan for winning the presidential election.

Hard-right nationalist George Simion could win Romania’s presidential election run-off on Sunday – a vote being held five months after the original election was annulled.

Nicușor Dan (independent centrist politician and incumbent Mayor of Bucharest) won the 2025 Romanian presidential election decisively over George Simion

George Simion suggests Romania, a member of the European Union and NATO, should stop aiding Ukraine. Ukraine considers him a national security threat.

The election result could reshape the direction of the pro-EU and NATO member nation bordering war-torn Ukraine.

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. View on euronews

European centrist Nicușor Dan will become Romania’s next president after defeating far-right nationalist George Simion in a fiercely contested run-off election.The vote exposed deep divisions across the country and drawn international concern over its democratic trajectory.