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Romanian Centrist Bests Right-Wing Candidate In Surprise Result
Romania’s nationalist presidential candidate George Simion lost to centrist candidate Nicusor Dan on Sunday in the second round of the Romanian elections after European Union (EU) bureaucrats confirmed the nullification…
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About George Simion
George-Nicolae Simion is a Romanian far-right politician and civic activist. He is the founder and chairman of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), the second largest party in both houses of parliament since 2024. He was a candidate in the 2025 Romanian presidential election.
Everything about George Simion →- Occupation
- economist, historian, politician, journalist
- Position held
- member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, chairperson, vice president, chief marketing officer
- Citizenship
- Romania
- Born
- September 21, 1986
- Website
- https://georgesimion.ro/