The Latest Breaking News from Nicușor Dan

Romanian President Laughingly Says He Can't 'Remember' If He Ever Issued Bribes

Deputy Prime Minister Dragoș Anastasiu had publicly acknowledged using bribes during his tenure, explaining his business faced pressures leading to these actions.

Latin Times · Jul 30, 2025

Romania’s new president nominates centre-right former mayor as prime minister

Bolojan had previously served as acting president from February to May, when Dan defeated a hard-right opponent in a heated presidential election rerun.

Euronews · Jun 21, 2025

Russia aims to capture Odesa and threaten Moldova and Romania, Zelenskyy warns

At the Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit in Odesa on Wednesday, Ukraine's president revealed Russia's plans to attack the Ukrainian port city and move towards Moldova and Romania, stressing the need for protection and peace efforts.

Euronews · Jun 12, 2025

Nicușor Dan sworn in as Romania's president easing country's political crisis

The May election rerun was held months after the Constitutional Court voided the previous election in which the far-right outsider Călin Georgescu led the first round, following allegations of electoral violations and Russian interference.

Euronews · May 26, 2025

Romanian president-elect visits Poland's Tusk and endorses Trzaskowski ahead of election runoff

Romanian President-elect Nicușor Dan met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw on Sunday morning before joining a march in support of Civic Coalition presidential election candidate Rafał Trzaskowski.

Euronews · May 25, 2025

Romania’s top court rejects far-right candidate’s attempt to annul election

George Simion, a pro-Trump ultranationalist, had alleged foreign interference in rerun vote won by Nicușor Dan

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2025

Hungarian minority plays key role in Nicușor Dan's Romanian presidential win

High voter turnout, especially among young people and women, helped Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan win Romania's presidential runoff, defeating the hard-right George Simion.

Euronews · May 21, 2025

Defeated Romanian ultranationalist ‘will ask court to annul election’

George Simion claims presidential election rerun was subject to foreign interference, like last year’s annulled ballot

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2025

The Guardian view on Romania’s presidential election upset: a vote for stability and the west

Editorial: A stunning comeback victory for the centrist mayor of Bucharest was also good news for Kyiv. But elsewhere in Europe, the far right continues to flourish

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025

Nicușor Dan, the maths prodigy who beat an ultranationalist for Romanian presidency

Bucharest’s crusading mayor appeals for ‘specialists, civil society, new people’ to help him deliver change

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025