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Eastern European Elections Yield Pro-Western Leaders

Date: 19-05-2025
Sources: news.sky.com: 2 | bbc.com: 2
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Summary

Recent elections in Romania and Poland have seen pro-Western candidates emerge as leaders, with Romania's Nicusor Dan winning the presidency and Poland's Rafal Trzaskowski leading in the first round of the presidential election. Dan's victory is seen as a vote in favor of Romania remaining committed to the EU and its core values, while Trzaskowski's lead sets up a crucial second-round run-off against conservative Karol Nawrocki.

Key Points

  • Romanian president Nicusor Dan defeated far-right candidate George Simion with 54% of the vote
  • Dan's victory is seen as a pro-EU and pro-NATO win, with pledges to tackle corruption and support Ukraine
  • Poland's Rafal Trzaskowski leads the first round of the presidential election, setting up a second-round run-off against Karol Nawrocki

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Nicusor Dan beats hard-right favourite George Simion in Romanian election | World News | Sky News

19-05-2025

Pro-Western candidate Nicusor Dan has won the Romanian presidential election, beating hard-right populist George Simion. Dan, a 55-year-old independent candidate and mayor of Bucharest, was ahead by nearly nine percentage points with over 98% of votes counted. Simion, who was leading in the first round, initially claimed victory despite exit polls suggesting otherwise, but the official count showed he had lost. Dan is a centrist who has pledged to tackle corruption and is pro-EU and NATO, while Simion is a right-wing populist who has been compared to Donald Trump.

Poland election: Rafal Trzaskowski, Warsaw's liberal mayor, leads after first roundBritish Broadcasting CorporationBritish Broadcasting Corporation

19-05-2025

Warsaw's liberal mayor Rafal Trzaskowski led the Polish presidential election's first round with 31.1% of the vote, narrowly ahead of conservative historian Karol Nawrocki, who secured 29.1%, according to an exit poll. As neither candidate won more than 50%, a second-round run-off is scheduled for June 1. Trzaskowski has pledged to cooperate with Prime Minister Donald Tusk's coalition to liberalise the country's abortion law and reform the judiciary. Nawrocki is expected to be a tough opponent, and the outcome will depend on mobilising the electorate, including supporters of far-right candidates who performed better than expected.

Romanian liberal mayor Nicusor Dan wins tense race for presidencyBritish Broadcasting CorporationBritish Broadcasting Corporation

19-05-2025

Liberal mayor Nicusor Dan won the Romanian presidential election, defeating far-right nationalist George Simion. Dan, a pro-EU candidate, secured 54% of the vote, attracting over six million votes. He campaigned on fighting corruption and supporting Ukraine, while Simion attacked the EU and called for cutting aid to Kyiv. Simion performed strongly among diaspora voters, but Dan's supporters turned out in larger numbers both in Romania and abroad. The result is seen as a vote in favor of Romania remaining committed to the EU and its core values, with leaders from Moldova, Ukraine, and the European Commission congratulating Dan on his victory.

Romania's new president Nicosur Dan finally looks like he's enjoying life after a campaign full of rancour and division | World News | Sky News

19-05-2025

Romania's newly elected president, Nicosur Dan, is enjoying life after a divisive campaign, having won the election with around 54% of the vote. Dan, a 55-year-old mathematician and mayor of Bucharest, defeated his rival George Simion, a populist with a Donald Trump-inspired brand of strongman leadership. Supporters celebrated Dan's victory, waving EU flags and expressing relief that Simion's win would not lead to a return to Romania's communist past or a departure from the EU. Dan now faces the challenge of uniting a divided country and healing the nation's schism, as a key member of the EU and NATO.