Romanian presidential election: Far right clinches overwhelming victory in first round
- Posted on May 5, 2025
- By Le Monde
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Romanian presidential election: Far right clinches overwhelming victory in first round
With over 40% of the vote, George Simion, a supporter of Giorgia Meloni and the MAGA ideology, is well on his way to becoming the next president. He will face centrist and pro-European Nicusor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest, in a May 18 runoff.
