Hard-right candidate who lost Romania’s presidential race contests results at top court

Presidential candidate George Simion grimaces as the speaks with foreign media, during the second round of the country's presidential election redo, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. © AP

The hard-right nationalist who lost Romania’s presidential election rerun said Tuesday he has asked a top court to annul the election results, alleging that foreign interference and coordinated manipulation affected Sunday's vote.

George Simion, the 38-year-old leader of the hard-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians had conceded defeat after losing in the runoff to Nicusor Dan, the Bucharest mayor who obtained 53.6 percent of the vote, a margin of more than 829,000 votes.