Western president has nominated center-right former mayor to be prime minister. The European Union and NATO member state is seeking to usher in a new government to end a protracted political crisis ...

Romania’s newly elected president Nicusor Dan makes the sign of the cross as Patriarch Daniel, the head of Romania's orthodox church, finishes reading a blessing during a swearing in ceremony ...

Nicusor Dan, the former civic activist and pro-European Union centrist politician who defied odds to decisively defeat a hard-right nationalist in Romania's critical presidential race, has emerged ...

On his part, centrist Nicusor Dan emphasized that the election represented a choice between two models of the country. " I voted for a European direction and not for Romania's isolation.

Nicusor Dan, the former civic activist and pro-European Union centrist politician who defied odds to decisively defeat a hard-right nationalist in Romania’s critical presidential race, has ...

Presidential candidate Nicusor Dan smiles while holding a stamp before casting his ballot in the second round of the country's presidential election redo in Fagaras, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025.

Who is Nicusor Dan? Born in 1969 in Romania’s central town of Fagaras, Dan discovered “a passion” for mathematics in middle school and excelled academically. In the late 1980s, he won gold ...

By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Nicusor Dan, the former civic activist and pro-European Union centrist politician who defied the odds to decisively defeat a hard ...