George Simion, 38, comfortably ahead in polls as first round of voting begins in presidential election
Romanians are voting in a presidential election rerun that could propel to power an ultranationalist who opposes military aid to Ukraine, has fiercely criticised the EU’s leadership and describes himself as a “natural ally” of Donald Trump.
George Simion, 38, is comfortably ahead in the opinion polls before the first-round vote in the EU and Nato member state, nearly six months after the original ballot was cancelled amid evidence of an alleged “massive” Russian influence campaign.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/04/romania-election-ultranationalist-trump-ally-george-simion
Author : Jon Henley Europe correspondent
Publish date : 2025-05-04 04:00:00
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