Good News, everybody! From the confusion of Romanian politics, political denial, and legal challenges has emerged a clear winner for the country and the world, the brilliant new Romanian President Nicuşor Dan. We will take a brief look at how Romania got here, and a deeper dive into where it goes from here. But please don’t think that what I can tell you is enough to understand the whole business.
Romanian election: Liberal, pro-EU mayor Nicusor Dan wins tense race for presidency | BBC News
2 days ago
Pro-EU Dan beats Trumpist Simion in Romania's closely watched vote | DW News
4 days ago
Romania's pro-European Union, centrist presidential candidate Nicușor Dan won the country's election Sunday, defeating his ultranationalist rival in a shocking upset.
Well, CNN may be shocked, but we don’t have to be.
First Attempt
Romania grapples with disinformation ahead of tense presidential run-off
Nationalist Simion wins first round of Romanian election …
The presidential election was initially held last November but annulled when declassified Romanian intelligence alleged that a "state actor" had coordinated a TikTok campaign for first-round winner Călin Georgescu, a little-known outsider with extreme views.
Georgescu was barred from the re-run, sparking outrage among his supporters at home and abroad.
So then…
May 5, 2025 — Romania's previous presidential election was cancelled over allegations of campaign fraud and Russian interference.
Romania election: Candidates neck-and-neck | DW News
Polls have closed in Romania's highstakes presidential election with both sides claiming victory.
Denial
3 days ago — Romanian hard-right leader George Simion announced Tuesday he will contest his defeat in last Sunday's presidential election, ...
Reuters
2025 Romanian presidential election
Romania's Surprise Election Results Explained
Repeat Presidential Election, 4 May 2025. --> First round: Post-election press conference live stream Monday, 5 May 2025, 15:00 local time, Bucharest Second ...
Wikipedia
Nicușor Dan
Nicușor Daniel Dan (Romanian: [nikuˈʃor daniˈel ˈdan]; born 20 December 1969) is a Romanian politician, mathematician, and civic activist who is president-elect of Romania. He served as Mayor of Bucharest from 2020 until his resignation in 2025 to assume the presidency. Following his victory in the presidential election, Dan is set to be inaugurated as the seventh president of Romania on 26 May 2025.[1]
Dan ran as an independent for the 2025 Romanian presidential election and received 21% of the vote in the first round, placing second.[3][4][5] He faced Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) founder George Simion in the runoff, defeating him with 53.6% of the vote.[6][7][8] Dan's pro-Western platform contrasted with his opponent's nationalist and Eurosceptic stance.
2025 Romanian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Romania on 4 May 2025, with a second round on 18 May 2025. Nicușor Dan and George Simion were the two candidates who …
List of political parties in Romania
Social Democratic Party (Romania)
Currently, PSD remains the largest party in the Parliament of Romania with initially 36 seats in the Senate of Romania and 86 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (as obtained at the 2024 Romanian legislative election), it also has the largest number of mayors, as well as the second largest number of local and county councillors and county presidents (after PNL), remaining the biggest and most influential political force in the country to the present day.[21][22]
PRO Romania
PRO Romania (Romanian: PRO România, PRO) is an extra-parliamentary social liberal[15][16] political party in Romania.
In 2019, PRO Romania was represented in the Romanian Parliament by 20 deputies[21] and 1 senator[20] and in the European Parliament by 2 MEPs.[22]
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He emphasized that European nations, including Romania, must provide Ukraine with sufficient support to achieve peace.
Dan expressed Romania's willingness to participate in Ukraine's post-conflict reconstruction efforts once peace is achieved.
— Savchenko Volodymyr (@savchenkoua.bsky.social) May 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Aw, Pootie-Pootists haz a sadz.
