European Union presidential candidate Nicușor Dan won the country’s presidential election Sunday, defeating his ultranationalist rival. With more than 99% of the votes counted, the centrist candidate won at least 53% of the ballots cast,

Pro-EU candidate Nicusor Dan has won Romania's presidential runoff against a hard-right nationalist. The vote was seen as a crucial geopolitical choice for the former Eastern Bloc nation with implications for the future of Europe.

Simion, a 38-year-old nationalist who opposes military aid to neighbouring Ukraine and is critical of EU leadership, decisively led the first presidential election round, causing the collapse of a pro-Western coalition government and triggering significant capital outflows.