A pro-European Union centrist pulled off an upset in Romania's presidential election, beating out a hard-right nationalist who had channeled people's anger at the political establishment to surge in the polls.

European Union presidential candidate Nicușor Dan won the country’s presidential election Sunday, defeating his ultranationalist rival. With 100% of the votes counted, the centrist candidate won nearly 54% of the ballots cast,

It was held months after the cancelation of the previous election plunged Romania into its worst political crisis in decades.