This is Beirut, 26/05 14:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Pro-European centrist Nicusor Dan was on Monday sworn in as Romania's president, having pledged to stand against "isolationism and Russian influence". A week ago, Dan won a tense election rerun, seen as key for the direction of the NATO and European Union country bordering war-torn Ukraine. Although EU critic and ...
This is Beirut, 19/05 05:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Romania Presidential Election Russia
Nicusor Dan, the centrist mayor of Bucharest, won a tense rerun of Romania's presidential election on Sunday, beating nationalist George Simion in a vote seen as crucial for the direction of the EU and NATO member bordering war-torn Ukraine. The ballot came five months after Romania's constitutional court annulled an election over ...
This is Beirut, 05/05 16:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Romania European Union Donald Trump
Pro-EU Romania is facing a possible foreign policy shift, with a far-right leader -- and fan of US President Donald Trump -- topping the first round of a tense election rerun and now up against a centrist mayor for president. While politicians opposed to Trump's policies have won in Canada and Australia recently, George Simion, who leads the ...
This is Beirut, 04/05 12:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Romania Presidential Election George Simion
Romanians returned to the polls on Sunday in a rerun of November's annulled presidential election that left the country in deep political turmoil, as a far-right candidate again is expected to win the first round. The Constitutional Court cancelled last year’s vote won by NATO critic Calin Georgescu—who has been barred from the rerun—paving ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-06 17:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Romania president elections constitutional court Russia
Romania's constitutional court announced on Friday that it had annulled the presidential election following allegations of Russian interference, effectively cancelling the second-round run-off that had been due to take place this weekend. Romanian authorities had cried foul after far-right outsider Calin Georgescu topped the first round of ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-25 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Romania Election Far-right Russia
Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu surged unexpectedly in Romania's presidential election, pulling ahead of the pro-European prime minister with more than 98 percent of votes counted Monday and looking all but certain to advance to a runoff. Exit polls had initially shown centre-left Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu with a comfortable lead and put ...