Although Dan’s come-from-behind victory has halted Romania’s slide into autocracy for now, it does not resolve the deeper political crisis facing the country. Simion received 5.3 million of the 11.5 million votes cast.

Nicusor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest, defeated George Simion, a nationalist aligned with President Trump who had been seen as the front-runner.

By Luiza Ilie, Libby George and Gergely Szakacs BUCHAREST/LONDON (Reuters) -Romanian centrist Nicusor Dan may have defied the odds to win the presidency, but now he faces an even more daunting task: forming a government that can implement years of painful austerity - and revenue-raising measures - to tame Europe's widest fiscal deficit.

Hollywood actor Kevin Costner is set to come to Romania this fall, where he will appear live at Impact Bucharest, the largest business, technology, and innovation event in Eastern Europe. Scheduled for September 17–18,

Nicusor Dan, the former civic activist and pro-European Union centrist politician who defied odds to decisively defeat a hard-right nationalist in Romania's critical presidential race, has emerged as a counterforce to the right-wing populist wave sweeping across Eastern Europe Final results from the presidential race showed Dan,

Democratic Alliance (AD) - This alliance includes the centre-right Social Democratic Party. Its leader, Luís Montenegro, won snap elections in 2024 and has led a minority government with 80 seats since then. He lost a vote of confidence in March, which led to the election

Bucharest is among the priciest European cities for international education, ranking 13th out of 32 in new research by the International Schools Database comparing international school fees in 2024. The Romanian capital surpasses the average,

Romanian centrist Nicusor Dan may have defied the odds to win the presidency, but now he faces an even more daunting task: forming a government that can implement years of painful austerity - and revenue-raising measures - to tame Europe's widest fiscal deficit.