Far-Right Surge: George Simion Takes Lead in Romania’s Presidential Re-Run | World News Tonight

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This was the first round of a presidential election re-run that sparked a lot of controversy - George Simion, a far-right, Eurosceptic candidate, managed to sway the voters. What could his potential victory mean for Romania and how likely is Simion to take office? A growing nationalist presence is the name of the game in recent elections seen across the European continent. Not only Romania saw a first-round victory of a nationalist candidate: the UK saw a vote that led to a victory of radical right Reform UK party in local elections. Soon enough, Poland will face its own populist showdown with the presidential election coming up on May 18th . This was a day Germany has long anticipated – the coalition agreement has been officially signed by the members of the new Federal government. On Tuesday, the new Chancellor, Fredrich Merz will be sworn in and inherit a flurry of issues his administration will have to address, including economic stagnation, migration and defense challenges. #romania #simiion #elections 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/oVJRAP3gn70 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world