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Pro-EU Nicusor Dan defeats hard-right rival in key Romania election

The European Union and Ukraine welcome the result.

Al Jazeera · May 18, 2025

Europe elections: European leaders congratulate Bucharest mayor Nicuşor Dan – as it happened

European leaders congratulate Bucharest mayor Nicuşor Dan on victory over hard-right George Simion

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2025

Romanians vote in tense run-off between pro-Trump nationalist and pro-EU centrist

Romanians began voting on Sunday in a tense presidential election rerun — a close contest between a supporter of US President Donald Trump and a pro-EU mayor, which could reshape the course of the key NATO member that borders war-torn Ukraine. RFI English's Jan van der Made went to meet…

Radio France Internationale · May 18, 2025

Romania at a crossroads: confronting communist nostalgia on election day

As Romanians head to the polls in a pivotal presidential election, the country’s struggle to come to terms with its communist past is taking on new urgency. The legacy of Ceausescu’s regime, and the nostalgia or disillusionment it inspires, now shapes debates about national identity and the direction Romania will…

Radio France Internationale · May 18, 2025

Romanians cast ballots in a tense presidential runoff that pits nationalist against pro-EU centrist

Romanians are casting their ballots in a tense presidential runoff between a hard-right nationalist and a pro-Western centrist

The Independent UK · May 18, 2025

Romanian run-off the most crucial on Europe’s ‘Super Sunday’ of elections

A far-right win is real possibility in eastern European state on same day as votes in Poland and Portugal

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2025

Romania overtakes Poland as worst country in the EU for LGBTQ+ people

After six straight years in first place, Poland is no longer the worst country in the EU for LGBTQ+ people, according to the annual "Rainbow Map" published by the NGO ILGA-Europe.

Euronews · May 17, 2025

‘Between a mathematician and a Trump-loving hooligan’: Romania’s stark presidential choice

The results of the election rerun could alter the future of the country, which is suffering under political divisions

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2025

Romanian far-right candidate accuses Macron of election interference

Romanian nationalist candidate George Simion, on a visit to Paris on Friday, accused French President Emmanuel Macron of interference in his country's tense presidential election rerun.

Radio France Internationale · May 17, 2025

In 1990, my mother fought for Romania’s freedom. Will the revolution’s children do the same?

Sunday’s election could threaten the country’s place in Europe if Russia’s dark arts and historical amnesia win the day, says Romanian-born writer Larisa Faber

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2025