Defeating populists never signals an easy return to the status quo ante.

PM Orbán endorsed and expressed support for anti-Hungarian Romanian George Simion, but Hungarians in Romania chose Nicușor Dan.

Romania’s nationalist presidential candidate George Simion lost to centrist candidate Nicusor Dan on Sunday in the second ...

There was a wave of euphoria and relief across Europe following the election of pro-European liberal Nicusor Dan as Romania’s ...

European leaders reacted with relief and support after the centrist, pro-EU mayor of Bucharest, Nicușor Dan, won Romania’s ...

Imagine having a president called Nicky.That's what Romanians just voted for: a softly-spoken, slightly geeky mathematician ...

The mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, defeated hard-right nationalist George Simion in the race for Romania's presidency ...

Far-right candidate George Simion was defeated in Romania's election by the pro-EU Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan.

By Brian Dooley Who won the election in Poland? No-one, yet. Only three of the candidates got double figures, and none the required 50% needed, so the top two — Rafal Trzaskowski, who won 31.3%, and ...

With nearly all ballots counted, Romanian voters have elected Bucharest's mayor, a centrist and pro-European Union candidate, as president, over the nationalist choice.

It was held months after the cancelation of the previous election plunged Romania into its worst political crisis in decades.

A pro-European Union centrist pulled off an upset in Romania’s presidential election, beating out a hard-right nationalist ...