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Far-right Simion wins first round of Romanian presidential election
Presidential candidate George Simion addresses supporters via video link after polls closed for the first round of the country's presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, May 4, 2025

AFTER decisively winning the most votes in Romania’s first-round presidential election rerun, far-right candidate George Simion will face a pro-Western reformist in a runoff in two weeks.

The final result of the election could reshape the European Union and Nato member country’s geopolitical direction.

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