Romania’s pro-European Union, centrist presidential candidate Nicușor Dan won the country’s election Sunday, defeating his ultranationalist rival in a shocking upset.

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,

Romania's European allies and markets welcomed centrist Nicusor Dan's presidential election victory over a eurosceptic hard-right rival on Sunday, relieved that the European Union member had avoided a lurch to a Donald Trump-inspired political path.

Far-right George Simion declared himself the winner of the election even before the counting began, imitating the attitude of Donald Trump in 2020, whom he defines as a follower. The mayor of Bucharest,

Satyaki Chakraborty Donald Trump got a jolt in the latest national elections in Canada and Australia, but in Europe, pro-Trump George Simion, the leader of the far right alliance AUR won in the first round of Romanian Presidential elections held on Sunday May 4 getting 40.

Romania's centrist Bucharest mayor, Nicusor Dan, appeared on course to win Romanian presidency on Sunday in an election closely watched across Europe amid a rise of support for U.S. President Donald Trump.

Bucharest mayor made last-minute dash to top in recent days after weeks of trailing George Simion, a hard-right Trump supporter.