The result is a dramatic turnaround from the first round of voting a few weeks ago when Mr Simion was well ahead.

Pro-Western candidate Nicusor Dan has unexpectedly beaten hard-right populist George Simion in the Romanian election.

Mr Simion, 38, and his rival - a centrist who’s mayor of Bucharest - faced off in the second round of the contest.

According to the official tally, Mr Dan was leading by nearly nine percentage points with more than 98% of the votes counted.

They aren’t enough votes remaining for Mr Simion to make a comeback.

  • Zagorath@aussie.zoneEnglish
    41·
    4 hours ago

    Jesus mate, you keep telling yourself that. Your extremist Sky After Dark rhetoric is going to keep the libs out of power for a decade.

    • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.auEnglish
      11·
      4 hours ago

      I’m fine with the LNP being out of power for a decade. They are trash. They’re Labor-lite. I’ve literally never voted for them.