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George Simion, Romania and Nicușor Dan

Romania’s far-right leader George Simion concedes defeat, congratulates Nicușor Dan on presidential win

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.

G4Media.ro · 7h

From favorite to failure: How George Simion lost to Nicușor Dan the Romanian presidential election

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

Al Jazeera on MSN · 1d

Romania election: George Simion and Nicusor Dan face off in tense run-off

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

Romania, Pro-Europeanism and EU

Associated Press News on MSN · 8h

Romania’s new pro-European president puts it back on a Western course, but fault lines remain

A pro-European Union centrist pulled off an upset in Romania’s presidential election, beating out a hard-right nationalist who had channeled people’s anger at the political establishment to surge in the polls.

LA Times on MSN · 8h

Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential race over hard-right nationalist

It was held months after the cancelation of the previous election plunged Romania into its worst political crisis in decades.

The Week US on MSN · 5h

Pro-EU centrist beats Trump acolyte in Romania vote

The mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, defeated hard-right nationalist George Simion in the race for Romania's presidency

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George Simion, a MAGA-courting populist, could become Romania’s president in controversial election re-run

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

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In Upset, Centrist Wins Romania’s Presidential Election

Nicusor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest, defeated George Simion, a nationalist aligned with President Trump who had been seen as ...

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Romania could be next to elect a right-wing populist: What to know

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

Agence France-Presse on MSN1d

George Simion: pro-Trump nationalist eyeing Romania presidency

George Simion, the frontrunner in Sunday's presidential runoff, is a former football hooligan and fan of US President Donald ...

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Viktor Orban makes huge political misstep in supporting Simion, Hungarian analyst says

The outcome has been a defeat for Viktor Orban as ethnic Hungarians overwhelmingly supported the pro-European candidate, ...

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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 ...

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Mathematician v ex-football hooligan: Centrist defeats far-right firebrand in Romania election

European centrist Nicușor Dan will become Romania’s next president after defeating far-right nationalist George Simion in a ...

Romania's new president faces uphill battle to reduce EU's widest deficit

Romanian centrist Nicusor Dan may have defied the odds to win the presidency, but now he faces an even more daunting task: ...

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