Oppositionist Simion became the leader in the first round of presidential elections in Romania

The leader of the opposition Alliance for the Unification of Romanians party, George Simion, is leading in the first round of the Romanian presidential election with 42.28% of the vote. This was announced on Sunday, May 4, according to the CEC data after half of the votes were counted.

According to the CEC, the second place was taken by the candidate from the ruling coalition, Crin Antonescu, with 22.53% of the vote. He is followed by Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan with 15.75%, and former Prime Minister Victor Ponta closes the top four with 14.75% of the vote.

The second round will be held on May 18.

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On March 15, Bloomberg reported that Simion was allowed to participate in the Romanian presidential election.

The first round of the Romanian presidential election was held on November 24, 2024. According to official sources, Georgescu was in the lead with 22.94% of the vote, but on November 28, the country's Constitutional Court demanded that the Central Election Commission recount the results. They were cancelled on December 6.