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Romania election: Hard-right George Simion wins the first round.

Official electoral data shows Romania's hard-right nationalist leader, George Simion, won the most votes.

A runoff with Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan is set to take place on 18 May.

mediafaro.org/article/20250504

Presidential candidate George Simion is shown on a screen at the meeting of his supporters after polls closed for the first round of the country's presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, 4 May 2025. | Image: Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo/picture alliance
DW · Romania election: Hard-right George Simion wins the first round.By Roshni Majumdar

Polls open in Romania for a critical presidential election rerun.

Polls opened in Romania for a rerun following the annulment of last year's presidential election by a top court.

Previous frontrunner Calin Georgescu has been barred from this election following claims of Russian interference using a massive TikTok campaign

Fellow far-right politician George Simion is now looking like the favourite.

mediafaro.org/article/20250504

A woman casts her vote in the first round of the presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday 4 May 2025. © Vadim Ghirda, AP
France24 · Polls open in Romania for a critical presidential election rerun.By France24

Romania election: Will a right-wing extremist top the poll?

The rerun of the Romanian presidential election that was annulled last December takes place on 4 May.

DW takes a look at the main candidates, including frontrunner George Simion, a pro-Russian right-wing extremist.

mediafaro.org/article/20250502

Four of the frontrunners in Romania's presidential election took part in a TV debate on April 28 (from left: George Simion, Elena Lasconi, Nicusor Dan and Crin Antonescu). | Image: Cristian Ștefănescu/DW
DW · Romania election: Will a right-wing extremist top the poll?By Keno Verseck