Hard-right nationalist George Simion could win Romania’s presidential election run-off on Sunday – a vote being held five months after the original election was annulled.

George Simion, leader of the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), conceded defeat on Sunday night and congratulated Bucharest mayor and pro-EU independent candidate Nicușor Dan for winning the presidential election.

There was a wave of euphoria and relief across Europe following the election of pro-European liberal Nicusor Dan as Romania’s new president. Moldovan President Maia Sandu echoed the sentiment: “Congratulations,

Nicușor Dan (independent centrist politician and incumbent Mayor of Bucharest) won the 2025 Romanian presidential election decisively over George Simion

George Simion suggests Romania, a member of the European Union and NATO, should stop aiding Ukraine. Ukraine considers him a national security threat.

The election result could reshape the direction of the pro-EU and NATO member nation bordering war-torn Ukraine.

George Simion, the frontrunner in Sunday's presidential runoff, is a former football hooligan and fan of US President Donald Trump who is promising to put "Romania first". - Violence and insults - In his youth,

Nicușor Dan wins Romania's presidential election, defeating ultranationalist George Simion with nearly 54% of the vote.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

The outcome has been a defeat for Viktor Orban as ethnic Hungarians overwhelmingly supported the pro-European candidate, independent media wrote on May 19, citing a political analyst and a former leader of UMDR (RMDSZ),