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Romania, George Simion and Trump

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 months after the original election was annulled.

Agence France-Presse on MSN · 11h

George Simion: pro-Trump nationalist eyeing Romania presidency

George Simion, the frontrunner in Sunday's presidential runoff, is a former football hooligan and fan of US President Donald Trump who is promising to put "Romania first". - Violence and insults - In his youth,

Reuters · 2d

Hard-right Trump admirer Simion seeks victory in Romania presidential election

Eurosceptic hard-right lawmaker George Simion could be elected Romania's president on Sunday, riding a wave of popular anger over living costs, corruption and the cancellation of a vote last year that another far-right contender had looked set to win.

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Romania Insider · 1h

Romania presidential elections 2025: Over one million extra voters registered in the country halfway through the voting process

Romanians showed up in large numbers to vote in the second round of the country’s presidential elections, one of the most important democratic tests Romania has seen in the last three decades. At 14:00,

AFP on MSN · 11h

Romanians to vote in tight presidential election rerun

Romanians go to the polls Sunday in a tense presidential election rerun, a tight race between a nationalist and a centrist that could reshape the direction of the pro-Brussels country bordering war-torn Ukraine.

Deutsche Welle on MSN · 17h

EU watches high-stakes presidential election in Romania

The hard-right "sovereignist" George Simion is going head-to-head with the pro-EU liberal Nicusor Dan in Sunday's presidential runoff in Romania. "Democracy or illiberalism," " Europe or isolation," "mathematics champion or football hooligan"-- these are some of the headlines and assessments in independent Romanian media outlets in the run-up to the second

The New Voice of Ukraine on MSN1h

Romania heads to runoff as far-right Simion challenges pro-EU Dan for presidency

The result could have “far-reaching consequences for the European Union,” the article says. A Simion victory would strengthen the bloc of Euroskeptic leaders already governing EU countries — a group ...

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Romania could be next to elect a right-wing populist: What to know

George Simion suggests Romania, a member of the European Union and NATO, should stop aiding Ukraine. Ukraine has banned him as a “national security threat.” ...

In Romania, a presidential candidate was removed from a polling station

Law enforcement officers escorted George Simion, who is a candidate for president of Romania and leader of the nationalist ...

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George Simion, a Romanian nationalist who loves to shock

The far-right candidate is the favorite to win the second round of the presidential election on Sunday.

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Poland, Romania & Portugal Elections 2025 Live: Portugal, Romania, and Poland hold pivotal elections amid political uncertainty

From presidential runoffs to snap parliamentary votes, these elections come at a time of heightened political tension, ...

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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 ...

Politico Europe3d

Romanian wild card George Simion sets Brussels' nerves on edge

If Bucharest does lurch over to the saboteur camp, it would be a bitter blow as Romania carries greater geostrategic heft ...

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