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George Simion will face centrist Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan in runoff vote

AUR party leader George Simion is ahead in Romania's presidential election, with 40.1% of votes in his favour, according to preliminary results. He will now have to face an independent pro-Western candidate, Nicușor Dan — another surprise choice — in the second round in two weeks' time.

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George Simion, 38, comfortably ahead in polls as first round of voting begins in presidential election

Romanians return to the polls Sunday for a rerun of November's annulled presidential election, with a far-right candidate again expected to win the first round.

Romanians head to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election re-run, five months after the previous vote was annulled over allegations of Russian interference – a decision that plunged the country into political chaos and mass protests.

It’s the country’s second poll in less than a year after a previous election was anulled.

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Romanians are preparing to will cast their ballots in a critical presidential vote redo after last year’s election was annulled