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Romania’s next president will not be a MAGA populist after all
As of midnight on May 18th Romania’s election authorities reported he had taken 54% of the vote to Mr Simion’s 46%. The ...
Pro-EU centrist in Romania’s tense presidential race takes lead, preliminary data shows
BUCHAREST, Romania — The pro-European Union candidate in Romania’s tense presidential runoff has taken a lead in the polls, ...
Telegram founder says he rejected a Western request to silence conservative voices in Romania
The founder of the Telegram messaging app said on Sunday he had refused a request by a Western government, which he did not ...
George Simion, a MAGA-courting populist, could become Romania’s president in controversial election re-run
Hard-right nationalist George Simion could win Romania’s presidential election run-off on Sunday – a vote being held five ...
Will Romania vote take country away from European mainstream?
Voters are choosing between hard-right Euro-sceptic George Simion and liberal mayor Nicusor Dan in a presidential run-off.
A Russian-stoked protest movement lifts a MAGA-like populist in Romania
Sunday’s presidential election in Romania could have significant implications for NATO and the European Union if the ...
Candidates in Romania’s high-stakes presidential runoff neck and neck, early preliminary data shows
Early preliminary electoral data shows that the two candidates in Romania’s presidential election runoff are neck and neck ...
Romania Is About to Experience Disaster
Far from sudden, the far right’s rise in Romania is rooted in decades of economic failure: Chronic underdevelopment, ...