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George Simion, leader of the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), conceded defeat on Sunday night and congratulated Bucharest mayor and pro-EU independent candidate Nicușor Dan for winning the presidential election.
Rassemblement National leader Jordan Bardella has already called for an investigation into alleged French interference in Romania’s presidential election.
The far-right candidate is the favorite to win the second round of the presidential election on Sunday.
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The New Voice of Ukraine on MSNRomania heads to runoff as far-right Simion challenges pro-EU Dan for presidencyA Simion victory would strengthen the bloc of Euroskeptic leaders already governing EU countries — a group that includes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. Like them,
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Al Jazeera on MSNRomania election: George Simion and Nicusor Dan face off in tense run-offThe election result could reshape the direction of the pro-EU and NATO member nation bordering war-torn Ukraine.
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Romanian right wing demands election be annulled, citing ‘irrefutable evidence’ of foreign influence
Conservatives are pushing the nation's highest court to overturn yet another presidential election, this one due to foreign tampering, after George Simion lost.
Far-right candidate George Simion was defeated in Romania's election by the pro-EU Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan.