Many EU leaders were undoubtedly relieved when the result of the Romanian presidential election was announced on the night of May 18. Nicusor Dan, who had campaigned on a platform of pro-Western ...

Dan, a pro-European centrist, defeated far-right leader George Simion in Sunday’s run-off vote. The result was clear-cut – but the campaign exposed how fractured Romania has become. "We're ...

Explore Romania's new 870-mile trail, winding through stunning citadels, UNESCO World Heritage sites, and picturesque villages. The 870-mile (1,400-km) Via Transilvanica stretches from Bukovina to ...

Presidential candidate Nicusor Dan speaks after polls closed for the second round of the country's presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea ...

Bucharest (AFP) – Romania's newly elected president Nicusor Dan on Monday faced an uphill task to bring together a deeply divided country after a tense rerun vote, with Brussels and other ...

(Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP) / ALTERNATIVE CROP Pro-EU Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan, who won Sunday’s tense presidential vote in Romania, campaigned on a slogan of change, saying he wants to ...

He's promised his children nothing will change. But for Romania things looked very different this morning. Nicusor Dan has been mayor of Bucharest since 2020 but until now he was little known ...

Two exit polls put pro-EU centrist Nicusor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest, ahead of nationalist George Simion in Romania’s presidential election on Sunday. The election was seen as crucial for the ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor Dan on Sunday won Romania’s closely watched presidential runoff against a hard-right nationalist who modeled his campaign after U.S.

BUCHAREST, Romania — The pro-European Union candidate in Romania’s tense presidential runoff has taken a lead in the polls, preliminary electoral data shows, in a closely watched vote against ...

Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa won the Chess Classic Romania 2025, his first Grand Chess Tour victory. The main event ended in a three-way tie. Praggnanandhaa, French Grandmasters ...