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Analysis-Romania's new president faces uphill battle to reduce EU's widest deficit
By Luiza Ilie, Libby George and Gergely Szakacs BUCHAREST/LONDON (Reuters) -Romanian centrist Nicusor Dan may have defied the odds to win the presidency, but now he faces an even more daunting task: forming a government that can implement years of painful austerity - and revenue-raising measures - to tame Europe's widest fiscal deficit.

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Romania’s new pro-European president puts it back on a Western course, but fault lines remain
Romania's Pro-EU President-Elect Known for Calm, Methodical Approach
Polish centrist's narrow presidential lead leaves pro-EU path in balance
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Romania’s liberal mayor wins presidency, as Portugal and Poland’s election results come in
'It is important that support for Ukraine continues' — Zelensky congratulates Romania's President-elect Dan after election
EU leaders relieved after centrist Dan wins Romanian presidency
Romania's European allies and markets welcomed centrist Nicusor Dan's presidential election victory over the eurosceptic hard-right on Sunday, relieved that the European Union member avoided a lurch t...

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Exit polls suggest pro-EU candidate will win Romanian election
In Upset, Centrist Wins Romania’s Presidential Election
Who is Nicusor Dan, the pro-EU centrist who beat a nationalist in Romania’s tense presidential race?
Nicusor Dan, the former civic activist and pro-European Union centrist politician who defied the odds to decisively defeat a hard-right nationalist in Romania’s critical presidential race, has emerged as a counterforce to the right-wing populist wave sweeping across Europe.
Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential race over hard-right nationalist
It was held months after the cancelation of the previous election plunged Romania into its worst political crisis in decades.
Populist movements see mixed results in Europe election blitz
Nationalism remains the defining matter of European politics as these elections have presented referendums on the populist movements gaining traction in the Old World.
Who Is Nicușor Dan? Romania's Liberal Centrist Mayor Sweeps to Victory
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.
Telegram founder says he rejected a Western request to 'silence' conservative voices in Romania
The founder of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, said on Sunday he had refused a request by a Western government, which he did not name, to "silence" conservative voices in Romania ahead of a presidential election run-off there.
George Simion, a MAGA-courting populist, could become Romania’s president in controversial election re-run
Hard-right nationalist George Simion could win Romania’s presidential election run-off on Sunday – a vote being held five months after the original election was annulled.
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