Weekend Elections: EU Holds on in Romania,
But Got a Wicked Surprise in Portugal
Posted By: Dreadnought, 5/19/2025 12:59:52 PM
After all the sturm und drang over annulled results and canceled candidates in Romania's madcap, seven-month run at electing a new president, it turns out that the establishment-blessed, independent candidate, Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan, walked away as victor after yesterday's second round of voting. And the European Union heaved a huge sigh of relief. Despite ultra-nationalist George Simion, of the AUR party, claiming victory earlier on, Nicusor Dan, the progressive mayor of Bucharest who ran as an independent, looks set to be Romania’s next president
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