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.

MP from the opposition party "Alliance for the Unification of Romanians" (AUR) Dan Tanase said today, May 20, in parliament that the party led by ex-presidential candidate George Simion will not participate in parliamentary consultations with President-elect Nikushor Dan.

Defeating populists never signals an easy return to the status quo ante.

There was a wave of euphoria and relief across Europe following the election of pro-European liberal Nicusor Dan as Romania’s new president. Moldovan President Maia Sandu echoed the sentiment: “Congratulations,

The outcome has been a defeat for Viktor Orban as ethnic Hungarians overwhelmingly supported the pro-European candidate, independent media wrote on May 19, citing a political analyst and a former leader of UMDR (RMDSZ),

Romania's political crisis ends with Nicușor Dan's firm victory in the presidential elections runoff on Sunday. Dan, an independent pro-Western candidate, won 53.60% of the vote. View on euronews

European centrist Nicușor Dan will become Romania’s next president after defeating far-right nationalist George Simion in a fiercely contested run-off election.The vote exposed deep divisions across the country and drawn international concern over its democratic trajectory.

Exit polls say Nicusor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest, won by about 10 percentage points in Sunday’s redo election after the vote’s cancellation last year.