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Although Dan’s come-from-behind victory has halted Romania’s slide into autocracy for now, it does not resolve the deeper political crisis facing the country. Simion received 5.3 million of the 11.5 million votes cast.
Hollywood actor Kevin Costner is set to come to Romania this fall, where he will appear live at Impact Bucharest, the largest business, technology, and innovation event in Eastern Europe. Scheduled for September 17–18,
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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 as a counterforce to the right-wing populist wave sweeping across Eastern Europe Final results from the presidential race showed Dan,
Democratic Alliance (AD) - This alliance includes the centre-right Social Democratic Party. Its leader, Luís Montenegro, won snap elections in 2024 and has led a minority government with 80 seats since then. He lost a vote of confidence in March, which led to the election
Romanian centrist Nicusor Dan may have defied the odds to win the presidency, but now he faces an even more daunting task: forming a government that can implement years of painful austerity - and revenue-raising measures - to tame Europe's widest fiscal deficit.
As a member of the EU and one of the easternmost members of the NATO military alliance, Romania plays a pivotal role in Western security infrastructure.
A pro-European centrist has won Romania’s presidential election in a race seen as a key test of the country’s democratic direction
But Romania's growth has steadily slowed since a post-pandemic bounce in 2021, and the European Commission forecasts its budget deficit at 8.6% this year and 8.4% in 2026, well above the government's 7% 2025 target outlined in a seven-year EU-approved plan.
The election of Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan as Romania's next president will likely pave the way for a new government to address the fiscal risks, although challenges remain "substantial," S&P Global Ratings said,