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Opposition Leader Simion Leads in Romanian Presidential Election With 40.96%

Opposition Leader Simion Leads in Romanian Presidential Election With 40.96%

Sputnik International

The first round of the presidential election took place in Romania on November 24, 2024. 05.05.2025, Sputnik International

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Leader of the opposition Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party, George Simion, is leading in the presidential election in Romania with 40.96% of the votes as 100% of the ballots from the polling stations in the country are counted, the Central Electoral Bureau said on Monday. Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan ranks second with 20.99%, followed by the ruling coalition Liberal Party's candidate, Crin Antonescu.The first round of the presidential election took place in Romania on November 24, 2024. Independent right-wing candidate Calin Georgescu and pro-Western politician Elena Lasconi advanced to the second round, but the Constitutional Court annulled the results, alleging that a Russian influence operation had impacted the vote. Moscow has denied the allegations of interference in the Romanian election. Georgescu was barred from running in the repeat election.

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