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Liberal Bucharest mayor leads Romanian election

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Who is Nicusor Dan, the pro-EU centrist who beat a nationalist in Romania’s tense presidential race?
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Nicusor Dan, the former civic activist and pro-European Union centrist politician who defied the 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 Europe.

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Pro-European centrist leads Romanian vote, exit polls show
Liberal Bucharest mayor leads Romanian election, says exit poll, as Poland and Portugal also vote
Pro-EU centrist beats Trump acolyte in Romania vote
The centrist mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, won Romania's presidency Sunday, defeating hard-right nationalist George Simion 54% to 46%.

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New pro-European president in Romania puts it back on a Western course, but fault lines remain
Centrist mayor Dan wins Romanian presidency over hard-right rival
EU leaders relieved after centrist beats pro-Trump rival to Romanian presidency
Romania's European allies and markets welcomed centrist Nicusor Dan's presidential election victory over the eurosceptic hard-right on Sunday, relieved that the European Union member avoided a lurch t...

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EU leaders welcome Nicușor Dan's presidential victory in Romania
Centrist Dan wins Romanian presidency over hard-right pro-Trump rival
Hard-right candidate who lost Romania’s presidential race contests results at top court
The hard-right nationalist who lost Romania’s presidential election rerun says he has asked a top court to annul the election results
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Romania’s Postponed Reckoning
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.
Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan votes in Romanian election
Incumbent Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan cast his ballot Sunday in a tense presidential runoff between a hard-right nationalist and a pro-Western centrist, in a high-stakes election rerun that could determine the geopolitical direction of the European Union and NATO member country.
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Bucharest’s main airport opens new short-term parking lot near departures terminal
Bucharest’s Henri Coandă International Airport, also known as the Otopeni Airport, has officially opened a new short-term parking lot for passengers, offering improved access near the Departures Terminal.
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Romania’s new president faces daunting challenges after surprise victory over far-right upstart
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: “Congratulations,
In Eastern Europe, Centrists Hold Off 2 Nationalist Challenges
Presidential elections on Sunday in Romania and Poland halted, or at least slowed, hard-right breakthroughs that many liberals had feared. But discontent with mainstream parties lingers.
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US Ambassador Kathleen Kavalec retires, Michael Dickerson named acting head of mission in Bucharest
The US Embassy in Bucharest announced the retirement of Ambassador Kathleen Kavalec on Tuesday, May 20. In her place, Michael Dickerson, currently Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy, has assumed the role of Chargé d'affaires ad interim.
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: forming a government that can implement years of painful austerity - and revenue-raising measures - to tame Europe's widest fiscal deficit.
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18 hours in the making of a president: Inside Nicușor Dan’s election win
Romania’s new leader told POLITICO how he will approach international affairs and what he will do to rebuild trust in a democracy battered by corruption, economic strife and Russian meddling.
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