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Romanian election exit polls recommend shock win for pro-Western candidate Nicusor Dan

By Editorial Board Published May 18, 2025 3 Min Read
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Romanian election exit polls recommend shock win for pro-Western candidate Nicusor Dan

Exit polls from the Romanian presidential election recommend pro-Western centrist Nicusor Dan is heading in the right direction for a shock win over hard-right populist George Simion.

Mr Simion and his rival – who’s at present Bucharest’s mayor – are going through off within the second spherical of elections.

In response to the official tally, Mr Dan was main comfortably by seven factors as greater than 90% of the votes had been counted.

Nonetheless, Trump-supporting Mr Simion has already rejected his obvious loss and stated estimates put him 400,000 votes forward.

Talking after voting ended, Mr Simion stated his election was “clear” as he posted on Fb: “I won!!! I am the new President of Romania and I am giving back the power to the Romanians!”

Actual-time outcomes present Mr Dan with a razor-edge lead with about half the votes counted.

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Romania’s final election was annulled after its highest court docket dominated the main candidate, nationalist Calin Georgescu, needs to be disqualified because of claims of electoral interference by Russia.

The result’s shocking as a result of within the first spherical a couple of weeks in the past, 38-year-old Mr Simion, founding father of the right-wing Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR), took 40.96% of the vote – virtually 20 factors forward.

George Simion rejected the polls but official counting saw him slip behind. Pic: Reuters

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George Simion rejected the polls however official counting noticed him slip behind. Pic: Reuters

An opinion ballot on Friday had it a lot nearer, however nonetheless steered the 2 males had been just about tied.

Mr Dan, a 55-year-old mathematician, is operating as an unbiased and has pledged to clamp down on corruption.

He’s additionally staunchly pro-EU and NATO, and has stated Romania’s help for Ukraine is significant for its personal safety.

When voting closed at 9pm native time, 11.6 million folks – about 64% of eligible voters – had solid ballots. About 1.64 million Romanians residing overseas additionally took half.

The election is being carefully watched throughout Europe amid an increase of help for President Donald Trump.

After polls closed Sunday, Mr Dan informed the media that “elections are not about politicians” however about communities and that within the newest vote, “a community of Romanians has won, a community that wants a profound change in Romania.”

“When Romania goes through difficult times, let us remember the strength of this Romanian society,” he stated.

“There is also a community that lost today’s elections. A community that is rightly outraged by the way politics has been conducted in Romania up to now.”

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