Pro-European candidate Nicusor Dan wins the presidential election | EUROtoday

RSituation in Romania. The centrist and pro-European mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, gained the presidential election this Sunday, May 18. Taking benefit of a powerful participation, together with youth and the diaspora, it’s credited with 53.6 % of the votes, out of 100 % of stripped bulletins, 7 factors greater than the candidate of the nationalist proper, George Simion (46.4 %). A rating near the polls out of the polls, which introduced at 8 p.m. a 55-45 % victory of Nicusor Dan.

His opponent, nevertheless, claimed victory, highlighting “frauds” on this almost adopted election all through Europe. Speaking after the tip of the election, George Simion assured that he had himself gained a “clear” victory. “I won! I am the new president of Romania and I return power to Romanians! “He mentioned on Facebook. The chief of the nationalist celebration Aur had come on the prime of the primary spherical with 41 % of the votes, far forward of the centrist who had raised 21 %.

Read too Romania: the temptation of the nice empire of candidate SimionNicusor Dan thus achieves a final -minute reversal, after having been forward of weeks by the novel supporter of Trump and Eurosceptic, keen to place an finish to army assist to Ukraine in his struggle towards Russia. For his half, the 55 -year -old winner based mostly his marketing campaign on the struggle towards corruption. A fervent supporter of the European Union and NATO, he repeated that help for Ukraine was very important for the safety of Romania within the face of the rising risk represented by Russia.

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Emmanuel Macron reacted to his victory, welcoming the “choice of democracy, the rule of law and the European Union”, whereas castigating “the many attempts at manipulation”. A viewpoint shared by the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen who congratulated Nicusor Dan on X, congratulating the Romanians for his or her chosen a “strong Europe”.

The poll was doubtlessly heavy with the EU, whereas the Romanian president sits on the head of the National Defense Council – determination -maker in issues of army assist – and fixes international coverage, which provides him the ability to oppose his veto in votes in Brussels which require unanimity.

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The new Romanian president must appoint a Prime Minister able to acquiring a majority in Parliament and dealing on the discount in Romanian public debt, a very powerful among the many nations of the EU.

Initially organized final November, the Romanian presidential election was invalidated on the finish of the primary spherical by the Constitutional Court due to an alleged interference of Russia in favor of the far -right candidate, Calin Georgescu, who was prohibited to be a candidate once more. Moscow denies these accusations.