CNN. Why Romania rejected the far-right in presidential election, a political scientist explains. Posted: May 19, 2025 | Last updated: May 19, 2025 ...

In the end, the far-right leader — who stepped in to replace Georgescu and is a fan of Trump — ended up trailing by about 800,000 votes, finishing with a 46% share versus Dan’s 54%.

Romania's top court dismissed President Nicusor Dan's challenge against a bill toughening punishments for antisemitism and ...

BUCHAREST, Romania — The hard-right nationalist who lost Romania’s presidential election rerun said Tuesday he has asked a top court to annul the election results, alleging that foreign ...

Simion’s surge to prominence came after Romania’s first attempt to hold the presidential election late last year in which far-right outsider Calin Georgescu topped first-round polls.

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s newly elected president Nicusor Dan was officially sworn in on Monday, ushering in a tentative close to the worst political crisis to grip the European ...

Far-right candidate George Simion was defeated in Romania's election by the pro-EU Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan.

There was a wave of euphoria and relief across Europe following the election of pro-European liberal Nicusor Dan as Romania’s new president. Moldovan President Maia Sandu echoed the sentiment ...

Until then, Georgescu’s appeal lay mainly with a growing clique of far-right nationalists in Romania — “sovereigntists,” as they are called in the country, because of their belief that ...

Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu, who upended Romanian presidential race, withdraws from politics May 27, 2025 Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s presidential race over hard-right nationalist ...

The hard-right nationalist who lost Romania’s presidential election rerun says he has asked a top court to annul the election results. George Simion is alleging that foreign interference and ...