Mr Simion had been the favourite to win but lost to pro-EU candidate Nicusor Dan in the final vote over the weekend.

Romanian far-right leader George Simion announced Tuesday he will contest his defeat in last Sunday’s presidential election, alleging foreign inference from France and Moldova.

Maria Zakharova stressed that the propaganda campaign in Romania openly and flagrantly violated basic norms of democracy ...

Péter Magyar, the main challenger of PM Viktor Orbán on the 2026 general elections, talked about unbelievable poll results in ...

Defeating populists never signals an easy return to the status quo ante.

PM Orbán endorsed and expressed support for anti-Hungarian Romanian George Simion, but Hungarians in Romania chose Nicușor Dan.

Romania’s nationalist presidential candidate George Simion lost to centrist candidate Nicusor Dan on Sunday in the second ...

There was a wave of euphoria and relief across Europe following the election of pro-European liberal Nicusor Dan as Romania’s ...

European leaders reacted with relief and support after the centrist, pro-EU mayor of Bucharest, Nicușor Dan, won Romania’s ...

The mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, defeated hard-right nationalist George Simion in the race for Romania's presidency ...

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

By Brian Dooley Who won the election in Poland? No-one, yet. Only three of the candidates got double figures, and none the required 50% needed, so the top two — Rafal Trzaskowski, who won 31.3%, and ...