There was a wave of euphoria and relief across Europe following the election of pro-European liberal Nicusor Dan as Romania’s new president. Moldovan President Maia Sandu echoed the sentiment: “Congratulations,

Long before he entered politics, he was recognised as a math prodigy, winning two consecutive gold medals at the International Mathematical Olympiad.

A pro-European Union centrist managed an upset in Romania’s presidential election, beating out a hard-right nationalist who had channeled people’s anger at the political establishment to surge in the polls.

By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest Romanian financial markets reacted positively on May 19 to the outcome of the country’s presidential election, reflecting renewed investor confidence in political stability and expectations of fiscal normalisation.

Pro-West independent candidate Nicusor Dan staged a dramatic comeback on Sunday to win the Romanian presidential elections with a firm 54% of the votes. His contender, hard-right candidate George Simion,

Nicușor Dan swept to victory in Romania's presidential election on Sunday, defeating far-right nationalist rival George Simion with nearly 54 percent of the vote. Dan, 55 the centrist mayor of Bucharest and former mathematician who campaigned for an "honest" Romania, was victorious over Simion, 38, in a tense rerun of the contest.

The centrist mayor of Bucharest, Nicuşor Dan, is set to win Romania ‘s pivotal presidential election with 99 per cent of votes counted, according to official figures showing the pro-EU independent eight points clear of his far-right rival, George Simion.

Romania's political crisis ends with Nicușor Dan's firm victory in the presidential elections runoff on Sunday. Dan, an independent pro-Western candidate, won 53.60% of the vote. View on euronews