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Pro-European Nicusor Dan faces big challenges after defeating pro-Russian George Simion last week in a tense run-off.
"Fear managed to defeat fury" is how one analyst interpreted liberal Nicusor Dan beating hard-right George Simion to the presidency.
Pro-EU candidate Nicusor Dan has won Romania’s presidential election, which was re-run after allegations of Russian
Mr Dan, the incumbent mayor of Bucharest, took on hard-right nationalist Simion in a vote that has determined the geopolitical direction of the NATO member country.
Romania's centrist Bucharest mayor, Nicusor Dan, appeared on course to win the presidency on Sunday in a shock upset over a hard-right rival.
The liberal candidate, Nicusor Dan, pulls off an unexpected win
This is a breaking news story, more details to follow.
Voters are choosing between hard-right Euro-sceptic George Simion and liberal mayor Nicusor Dan in a presidential run-off.
George Simion will face Nicusor Dan, a mainstream candidate
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