On the day of Ion Iliescu's funeral, the polarizing legacy of Romania's first elected president after the fall of communism ...

Narrowly losing a presidential election to a progressive candidate could be a worrying signal for nationalist movements across Europe, including those with ties to conservatism like George Simion's ...

Initially hailed as the man who would lead Romania into a new democratic era, Iliescu's legacy soon became more complicated.

Iliescu, who held de facto military authority during the anticommunist revolt, assumed power after Communist dictator Nicolae ...

Romania's former President Ion Iliescu, who led its transition from communism and set it on the path to European Union and ...

Mr Iliescu assumed power after Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena were executed on December 25 1989.

He is survived by his loving wife, Anna, and son Marco. The President of Romania, Nicusor Dan, paid tribute on social media. He said: "I learned with deep sadness the news of Mihai Leu's passing.

He is survived by his loving wife, Anna, and son Marco. The President of Romania, Nicusor Dan, paid tribute on social media. He said: "I learned with deep sadness the news of Mihai Leu's passing.

Romania's newly elected president Nicusor Dan reviews the honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, after being sworn in at the parliament, in Bucharest ...

Romania's newly elected president Nicusor Dan reviews the honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, after being sworn in at the parliament, in Bucharest ...

Pro-European centrist Nicusor Dan was on Monday sworn in as Romania's president, having pledged to stand against "isolationism and Russian influence".