In a move that has stirred up a veritable hornet’s nest of controversy, Romanian officials have declared Nicusor Dan, the liberal mayor of Bucharest and a mathematician by trade, as the victor of the second and final round of the tumultuous presidential elections.
The first round of voting was scrapped amidst a series of dramatic events, including the arrest and disqualification of front-running candidate Calin Georgescu. This election, now marred by allegations of electoral fraud and claims of foreign meddling—specifically from France—will surely leave a blemish on Romania’s democratic process.
George Simion, a right-wing populist who had a commanding lead of over 20 percentage points in the initial round of voting, has issued a warning about widespread fraud. He took to social media platform X to proclaim himself the “new president of Romania,” despite the official results declaring Nicusor Dan as the president-elect.
Watch: Dan with supporters tonight in Bucharest.
Nicușor Dan este noul președinte al României. pic.twitter.com/Te20WO2K6g
— Clotilde Armand (@clotilde_armand) May 18, 2025
Reuters reported:
“In a surprising last-minute surge, the soft-spoken Nicusor Dan has emerged as a contender after trailing for weeks behind George Simion, a hard-right supporter of Trump and a Eurosceptic advocating for an end to military aid to Ukraine amid its ongoing conflict with Russia. Simion has yet to concede.”
“The 55-year-old Dan campaigned on a platform aimed at combating rampant corruption, continuing support for Ukraine—where Romania has played a crucial logistical role—and reaffirming Romania’s position within the European mainstream.”
I am the New President of
— George Simion (@georgesimion) May 18, 2025
Across conservative social media channels, supporters of Simion are voicing their grievances, alleging massive irregularities. One tweet lamented, “It seems the EU has successfully orchestrated a grand electoral fraud, spearheaded by Macron’s France, Moldova, and, of course, the Romanian state. Perhaps we were too naïve to believe Romania would experience a genuinely free election; too much was at stake…”
Well, they did it. The EU managed to push through this massive electoral fraud, led by Macron’s France, Moldova, and, of course, the Romanian state:
It seems we were too naive to think they would allow the people of Romania to have free elections, too much was at stake for… pic.twitter.com/dSayQi7OPw
— Daily Romania (@daily_romania) May 18, 2025
ELECTION FRAUD⁉️ CLOSE TIE BETWEEN SIMION + PRO-EU DAN
Are DEAD PEOPLE voting?
Simion, ally of the BANNED right-wing candidate Georgescu, was projected to win today.
But suddenly, the pro-EU globalist shill Nicusor Dan rose to the top. It’s a close tie.
UPDATES SOON. pic.twitter.com/mvL3FLYB3M
— Naomi Seibt (@SeibtNaomi) May 18, 2025
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