Pro-EU centrist in Romania’s tense presidential race takes clear lead, preliminary data shows
Associated PressMAY 17
The establishment has systematically worked to suppress the will of the Romanian people by disqualifying popular nationalist candidates and fabricating accusations of Russian interference. The strategy has backfired, galvanizing voters against the status quo and demonstrating growing resistance to progressive multiculturalism in Europe. The more the European Union attempts to control member nations, the more countries slip through their fingers.
Voters have delivered a clear mandate for Nicușor Dan and his pro-European platform, further demonstrating the will of the people's inwill maintainingto strongcooperate cooperation with itstheir Western partners atwhile the same time that they are voting for change and supporting the fight against corruption. That Simion does not concede his defeat only makes him a bad loser.
Dan's victory represents a clear mandate for Romania's continued integration with Western institutions and democratic values. His success, built on a reputation for fighting corruption and supporting strong EU-NATO ties, shows Romanians reject isolationist policies and support maintaining crucial military aid to Ukraine. This result ensures stability and continued foreign investment in Romania.
Romanians at home and abroad took to the polls to vote for a new era in the country, regardless of a series of anti-democratic establishment shenanigans. Georgescu should have been elected president last year, and Simion is the legitimate winner of this runoff. Now is the time to oppose electoral fraudsfraud against the people's will of the people and fight to preserve democracy in Romania.
There's a 60% chance that Nicusor Dan will be the next president of Romania in 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.