Centrist Nicuşor Dan on course to win Romanian election with 99% of votes counted

<p>Results show Bucharest mayor taking 54.2% of vote in presidential race, with far-right rival George Simion on 45.8%</p><p>The centrist mayor of Bucharest, Nicuşor Dan, is set to win Romania’s pivotal presidential election with 99% of votes counted, according to official figures showing the pro-EU independent eight points clear of his far-right rival, George Simion.</p><p>The figures from Romania’s central election authority showed Dan, who had cast the second round vote as a battle between “a pro-western and an anti-western Romania”, on 54.2%, while Simion, a self-professed Trump admirer, had 45.8%.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/18/centrist-nicusor-dan-on-course-to-beat-far-right-rival-in-romanian-election-exit-polls-suggest">Continue reading...</a>