The center’s candidate Nicosur Dan won the presidency in Romania, according to semi -final results, in elections 5 months after the cancellation of a former ballot, which was suspicious of Russian intervention.
Dan, 55, received about 54% of the votes after sorting more than 90% of the polling cards, while his national right -wing opponent, George Simyoun, 38, was 46%.
Simon acknowledged his defeat on the run -off, and congratulated his opponent on winning, after he previously rejected the results, and announced that he was the new president.
The skeptical of the feasibility of the European Union had issued the first session by a large difference, with about 41% of the votes, twice what his opponent received.
However, many Romanians doubled efforts to turn the scales in elections that were presented as decisive to the future of this country adjacent to Ukraine, after 5 months of the rare cancellation of elections marred by the suspicion of Russian interventions.
The participation rate increased, as it reached 65%, compared to 53% in the first session.
The international family continues this entitlement and its results closely, as the European Union is concerned about the possibility that it will enhance the hard -line right. While Washington, who criticized the cancellation of last fall, calls for respecting the voice of the people.
19 million Romania is a member of the European Union, and a country adjacent to Ukraine, has gained increasing importance in NATO since the beginning of the Russian war on Ukraine in 2022.
Romania has witnessed a state of uncertainty since the far right of the far -right Calnin Georgisco won the first round of the presidential elections in November, knowing that his critics accuse him of being a supporter of the Kremlin.
The extreme right in Romania is taking advantage of the frustration of the population, especially in the rural areas, from the “thieves politicians” who have been holding power since 1989. It also benefits from the economic difficulties faced by one of the poorest countries in the European Union.
On Sunday, the founder of the Telegram Paville Dorov application accused France, without calling it, of trying to interfere in the Romanian presidential elections by requesting to delete some “conservative” messages, which the French government strongly denied.
The Romanian government denied the authenticity of information circulating on social media platforms, especially on Telegram, which it said aimed at “influencing the electoral process” and carries “again the fingerprints of Russian intervention.”