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Romania’s new pro-European president puts it back on a Western course, but fault lines remain
A pro-European Union centrist pulled off an upset in Romania’s presidential election, beating out a hard-right nationalist ...
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Romania’s Postponed Reckoning
Although Dan’s come-from-behind victory has halted Romania’s slide into autocracy for now, it does not resolve the deeper ...
Trump nominates Darryl Nirenberg as new US ambassador to Romania
The White House and State Department have yet to comment on the outcome of Romania's presidential election on Sunday, which ...
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Divided Romania faces uncertain future despite rejecting the far right
Romania’s new president Nicusor Dan is stepping into office amid deep political and social divisions, as fallout from Sunday’s run-off election exposes the scale of public frustration and mistrust.
Romania: Top court rejects appeal to annul election results
Romania's Constitutional Court confirmed Nicusor Dan's victory in the May 18 presidential election after rejecting a request by his far-right rival to annul the election results.
Hard-right candidate who lost Romania’s presidential race contests results at top court
The hard-right nationalist who lost Romania’s presidential election rerun says he has asked a top court to annul the election ...
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Why Romania’s new leader is already facing a domestic political storm
Good morning. News to start: Romania’s new president has told the Financial Times that Bucharest will back Nato’s new 5 per cent spending goal even while cutting its record public deficit, as Nicușor ...
Romania Will Need to Move Quickly on Reforms, Finance Chief Says
Romania’s finance chief said a new government will need to move quickly to fix state finances even after the election of ...
Simion: A coup d'etat has been carried out in Romania, the opposition is going to a mass protest
The leader of the opposition Alliance for the Unification of Romanians party, George Simion, called the refusal of the ...