Pro-EU centrist set to win Romanian presidency

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The European Union’s supportive midfield was on his way to become the president of Romania on Sunday, according to the exit polls, as he led his running against the national eurosib to lead the first round and raised concerns about the country’s supportive trend.

Dan, a 55 -year -old mathematician and the mayor of the capital Bucharest, is scheduled to win more than 54 percent of the vote compared to about 45 percent of George Simon, former fetch soccer rioters who turned into the captain of the far -right AR party, according to CRRS and Avangarde. Dan’s 9 percent progress was confirmed by early results after calculating approximately 86 percent of the vote.

“The elections are not related to politicians, they are about societies,” Dan said to the crowd. He admitted anger “the society that lost”, and promised reforms to combat corruption and improve the rule of law.

“Our mission is to fight for Romania, not two.”

By about 65 percent, a high percentage appears to have a balance in favor of Dan, who received only 21 percent of the votes in the first round, or nearly half of Simon. The Romanian mobilization to prevent what many saw as a threat to their country turns its back on NATO, the European Union and Ukraine.

Simon claimed on Sunday that he received a “clear victory” on behalf of the Roman people and said that he was still trusting in every vote that is calculated correctly.

Simon rose to the position of the pole against the background of the anger of the voters in the authorities that canceled the presidential elections last year due to the alleged Russian intervention in favor of another extremist candidate, Celine Georgisco, who was amazing in the first round in the round in November.

Georgsco was prevented from running again, but he supported Simon, who said he would make Prime Minister Georgsco if he wins.

Simon claimed that his victory was also Georgasco, saying that his ally “should have been president and president of Romania. I want to reassure the Romanians, and I will keep my words and will come to power.”

The canceled vote and the victory in the first round of Simon led to a political and economic crisis, with the resignation of the Prime Minister, the value of the Noseediving coin and the country struggled to collect debts on international markets.

Romania has the highest budget deficit in the European Union and is just first -class above the unwanted situation according to all major classification agencies. Analysts have warned of difficult times in the future for the next president who will have to appoint a new prime minister to oversee quick reforms and avoid the loss of the investor’s status and access to European Union funds.

In Bucharest, the voters Dan were dissolved, as they were chanting in the flags of the European Union and chanting “Nikoshor” and “Europe”.

“I feel overwhelmingly,” Ianis Turku, a student of history, said.

Anna Elassco, a data analyst, said that she felt “very comfortable” because her country avoids the election of a person who believes he is a supporter of the Russians as a president.

“This is a great moment for Roman democracy,” Costin Siopano, a researcher at the University of Arahus, researcher.

Siopano said that if he was supported by the final results, it was “one of the most prominent” return to moderate political forces in the modern political history of Romania.

Voters chose “a fixed path for change rather than a radical or transitional alternative.”

Simon disturbed many voters through his “wrong behavior” after his victory in the first round and “statements that raised questions about his democratic commitment,” according to Siopano.

“Over the past two weeks, voters have had time to imagine the form of Simon’s presidency – and many have clearly rejected this possibility.”