In a battle of newcomers, mathematician wins against a populist for Romanian president
In a battle of newcomers, mathematician wins against a populist for Romanian president
Update: Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan won the Romanian presidential election on May 18, according to the official vote count. With 98.5% of the ballots counted, Nicusor Dan had 54.17% of the votes, 900,000 more than his opponent, nationalist George Simion. A record turnout both in the country and...
A record turnout both in the country and abroad helped Dan come back from 1.88 million votes behind in the first round. His victory shows that the majority of Romanians still support Romania’s pro-EU choice.
Moldova's President Maia Sandu was the first international leader to congratulate Nicusor Dan for his victory. Close to 88% of the votes in Moldova went to him.