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Crucial Elections in Poland and Romania: A Populist Backlash in Eastern Europe?
- Nicușor Dan won Romania's presidential election on May 18, defeating nationalist George Simion with nearly 54% of the vote.
- Dan overturned a two million vote deficit from the May 4 first round amid a turnout increase and the stakes framed as Europe versus right-wing sovereigntism.
- Dan, the Bucharest mayor and pro-EU independent, pledged reforms, anti-corruption efforts, and continued aid to Ukraine, while Simion claimed election fraud and alleged interference.
- Dan received 53.6% or roughly 6.17 million votes versus Simion’s 46.4%, with voter participation near 65% and Moldovan voters strongly favoring Dan at 88%.
- Dan’s victory confirms a divided Romanian electorate and poses challenges for governance amid societal fractures and international expectations.
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Crucial elections in Poland and Romania: A populist backlash in Eastern Europe?
Many EU leaders were undoubtedly relieved when the result of the Romanian presidential election was announced on the night of May 18. Nicusor Dan, who had campaigned on a platform of pro-Western stability, defeated the firebrand populist and Eurosceptic George Simion. Indeed, Dan achieved a stunning reversal, after heavily losing the first round. But Simion still won more than five million votes, or around 46 percent, which highlighted a deep fr…
Romanian Justice Overthrows the Appeal of the Ultra Candidate Accusing Feijóo of Interference in the Elections
The Constitutional validates the victory of Nicusor Dan despite the accusations of the ultra-nationalist Simion against France, Moldova, Poland and SpainAnalysis - Keys of the elections in Romania: how and why he lost the ultra-nationalist candidate after razing in the first round The Constitutional Court of Romania declared this Thursday Europeanist Nicusor Dan president-elect, after unanimously rejecting the challenge presented by ultra-nation…
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