{"id":1885286,"date":"2025-05-19T01:04:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T23:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/?p=1885286"},"modified":"2025-05-20T18:42:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T16:42:19","slug":"pro-eu-nicusor-dan-wins-presidential-election-in-romania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/latest-news\/2025-05-19\/pro-eu-nicusor-dan-wins-presidential-election-in-romania\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-EU Nicu\u0219or Dan wins presidential election in Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bucharest (EFE).- The pro-European Union candidate Nicu\u0219or Dan won Romania&#8217;s presidential elections, with 55.1% of the votes cast in the country and 99.9% of the votes counted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although some diaspora votes, mostly in favour of ultra-nationalist candidate George Simion, have yet to be counted, they will not be enough to reverse the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announced margin of victory is around 890,000 votes, and as the number of votes still to be counted is less than that, his victory is mathematically confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-149-1024x627.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1885330\" style=\"width:859px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-149-1024x627.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-149-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-149-768x470.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-149-1536x940.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-149-430x263.webp 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-149-1200x734.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-149.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Thousands of people, mostly young people, have gathered in the center of Bucharest in front of Dan&#8217;s campaign headquarters, holding European Union and Romanian flags to celebrate the victory in a festive atmosphere, chanting &#8220;Europe, Europe&#8221; and &#8220;Nicu\u0219or, Nicu\u0219or.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dan also went out to greet the crowd with a flag of the EU and Romania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Election day was marked by a very high turnout, allegations of fraud by Simion (denied by the authorities), and recent warnings from the Romanian government of signs of Russian interference in the electoral process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turnout was almost 65%, 2 million more voters than in the first round on May 4, reflecting the high level of polarisation in a key election for Romania&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-151-1024x603.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1885338\" style=\"width:866px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-151-1024x603.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-151-300x177.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-151-768x452.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-151-1536x904.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-151-430x253.webp 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-151-1200x706.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-151.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Simion, aged 38, was the favourite after winning the first round with almost 41% of the vote, twice as much support as Dan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) channeled popular dissatisfaction with the political system and mobilized broad rural and youth sectors with a nationalist and Eurosceptic discourse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his first speech after the polls closed, Simion declared that he had won, despite the polls predicting his defeat, and announced that he would be &#8220;the president of all Romanians.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-150-1024x633.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1885333\" style=\"width:888px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-150-1024x633.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-150-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-150-768x474.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-150-1536x949.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-150-430x266.webp 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-150-1200x741.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-150.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are counting on a victory with a margin of over 400,000 votes, a victory for the Romanian people, who have been humiliated and robbed up until now,&#8221; Simion told his supporters, who were hardly jubilant about the bad polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These elections are taking place in an extraordinary context: a rerun of the process that was annulled in November following allegations of Russian interference in favour of the then-winner, Calin Georgescu, a pro-Russian candidate who won in a surprise victory and was subsequently disqualified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His exclusion opened the way for Simion, who declared himself Georgescu&#8217;s &#8220;political heir&#8221; and received his support during the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simion, an admirer of Donald Trump, began denouncing alleged electoral fraud on Friday, although no verifiable evidence has yet been presented.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-152-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1885341\" style=\"width:887px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-152-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-152-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-152-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-152-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-152-430x286.webp 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-152-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-152.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Various analysts interpret these accusations as a strategy to mobilize his voters on Sunday and lay the groundwork for a possible impeachment in case of defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicu\u0219or Dan, the independent mayor of Bucharest and mathematician, has emerged as a centrist alternative, attracting the votes of the urban, young, and liberal population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 55-year-old presents himself as an advocate of the rule of law, European integration, and continued military support for Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday, in the Romanian capital, the mobilization of citizens to vote for the pro-European option was evident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I voted for the right candidate for my country and my future. I don&#8217;t want to live in a country where the president has extremist ideas supported by a minority of the population,&#8221; Maria told EFE after casting her ballot in the centrally located Faculty of Architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another student, Marius, said he voted for Dan because &#8220;neither Simion nor his ideas should represent Romania in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new head of state will need to appoint a prime minister capable of forming a government and managing the country&#8217;s delicate economic situation, which includes the largest budget deficit in the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Romanian president has powers over foreign policy, defense, and the appointment of senior officials, including the prime minister. 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