The result is a dramatic turnaround from the first round of voting a few weeks ago when Mr Simion was well ahead.

Pro-Western candidate Nicusor Dan has unexpectedly beaten hard-right populist George Simion in the Romanian election.

Mr Simion, 38, and his rival - a centrist who’s mayor of Bucharest - faced off in the second round of the contest.

According to the official tally, Mr Dan was leading by nearly nine percentage points with more than 98% of the votes counted.

They aren’t enough votes remaining for Mr Simion to make a comeback.

  • DicJacobus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Can breathe a sigh of relief for another year or so… Until the next election in a EU country.

    Viktor Orban is not going to be around forever, Russia is desperate to get more obstructionists into power in the EU.

    If im not Mistaken, Czechia is the next to have an election where a Euroskeptic , Pro Trump/Putin , or Isolationist candidate is in the running and has a chance? Someone is welcome to educate me on that.