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Romanian far-right leader George Simion to challenge presidential election result at Constitutional Court
George Simion, the leader of the far-right party AUR, announced Tuesday, May 20, that he would challenge the result of Romania's May 18 presidential election, in which pro-EU centrist Nicușor Dan ...
Foreign Affairs4h
Romania’s Postponed Reckoning
Although Dan’s come-from-behind victory has halted Romania’s slide into autocracy for now, it does not resolve the deeper ...
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 ...
Columbia Journalism Review19h
What Elections in Romania and Poland Say About Populism and the Press
Defeating populists never signals an easy return to the status quo ante.
Romania’s new pro-European president puts it back on a Western course, but fault lines remain
A pro-European Union centrist pulled off an upset in Romania’s presidential election, beating out a hard-right nationalist ...
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Viktor Orban makes huge political misstep in supporting Simion, Hungarian analyst says
The outcome has been a defeat for Viktor Orban as ethnic Hungarians overwhelmingly supported the pro-European candidate, ...
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Hungary's Orban: collateral damage in Romania's election?
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban was so convinced that far-right eurosceptic candidate George Simion was going to win ...
Romania breathes collective sigh of relief after presidential election thriller
Romania's political crisis ends with Nicușor Dan's firm victory in the presidential elections runoff on Sunday. Dan, an ...