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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.

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George Simion: Meeting the proud pro-Trumper who could be Romania's new president
New pro-European president in Romania puts it back on a Western course, but fault lines remain
'It is important that support for Ukraine continues' — Zelensky congratulates Romania's President-elect Dan after election
"We respect Romania and the choice of the Romanian people. This is a country on which much depends when it comes to security issues," Zelensky said on X.

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In Eastern Europe, Centrists Hold Off 2 Nationalist Challenges
Polish centrist's narrow presidential lead leaves pro-EU path in balance
Romania’s next president will not be a MAGA populist after all
Mr Dan won over most voters who had not backed Mr Simion, and the gap closed further after a televised debate which Mr Dan was widely agreed to have won.

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Romania’s new president faces daunting challenges after surprise victory over far-right upstart
Huge challenges await new president of divided Romania
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 months after the original election was annulled.
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.
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.
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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
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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 Trump who is promising to put "Romania first". - Violence and insults - In his youth,
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 the front-runner.
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.
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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.
AP PHOTOS: Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential race over hard-right nationalist
European Union candidate Nicusor Dan on Sunday won Romania’s closely watched presidential runoff against a hard-right nationalist who modeled his campaign after U.S.
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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, independent media wrote on May 19, citing a political analyst and a former leader of UMDR (RMDSZ),
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