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Romania’s new president is sworn in as a political crisis eases, but challenges loom
- On Monday, May 26, Nicusor Dan formally took office as Romania's president following his narrow victory in the closely contested election rerun held on May 18 in Bucharest.
- The rerun followed the annulment of the previous presidential election by Romania's constitutional court months earlier amid allegations of election violations and Russian interference.
- Dan, a 55-year-old pro-European centrist and former Bucharest mayor, defeated far-right nationalist George Simion, who topped the first round but whose challenge to the results was rejected by the court.
- Dan won nearly 54 percent of the runoff vote and committed to combating corruption to create a transparent Romania, while also pledging to maintain the country’s pro-Western orientation amid economic challenges and regional uncertainties.
- As president, Dan must quickly appoint a prime minister capable of securing support to establish a government, while also addressing significant societal divisions, soaring inflation, and the ongoing conflict in neighboring Ukraine.
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At Nicușor Dan waits for a nightmare job, after months of contested and exceptional electoral process
The pro-European politician Dan has taken office of President in Romania.
Nicușor Dan is already officially the new President of Romania. With a solemn oath before Parliament and broadcast live, Dan begins a five-year term with a clear promise: to bring the state closer to the citizenry, reduce the deficit and consolidate the links with the European Union (EU) of a country facing high poverty, high levels of institutional corruption and a political crisis. READ ALSO: Romania: Constitutional Court confirms Nicușor Dan …
Romania’s new President Nicusor Dan takes oath, faces tough road ahead after crisis
At the inauguration ceremony in a joint session of Parliament, Dan signed the constitutional oath. In a speech afterward, he promised to tackle Romania's economic woes and to be a president 'open to the voice of society'
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