Nationalist Simion Wins Romanian Presidential Election First Round

Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan came second and will join Simion in the runoff second round on May 18.

Presidential candidate George Simion is shown on a screen addressing his supporters at the campaign headquarters of their candidate after polls closed, in Bucharest, Romania, on May 4, 2025. Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images

Eurosceptic nationalist George Simion has won the first round of Romania’s presidential election re-run, held on Sunday.

Simion, the leader of the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR), was significantly in front of all other candidates with 40.96 percent of the vote after all votes were counted, according to official electoral data.