The new Romanian President will become the centrist mayor of Bucharest, indicating exit Polly

Bucharest. In the second round of the presidential election in Romania, the centrist mayor of Bucharest Nicušor Dan won on Sunday, indicating exit Polly, which give him profit more than 54 percent of the votes.

His rival, Eurosceptic nationalist George Simion, received more than 45 percent of the votes, TASR reports on the basis of the Reuters report.

The elections were perceived as decisive for the further direction of the country that adjoins with Ukraine.

The Romanian President has a five -year mandate and significant decision -making powers on national security and foreign policy issues, AFP recalls.

Dan in surveys for several weeks lagging behind Simion, supporter of US President Donald Trumpand he was ahead of him in the last Friday survey.

The pro -European mayor of Bucharest, who ran as an independent, said after the publication of Exit Pollov, stated that the Romanian society has proven impressive strength and that the elections were about the community of people who wish dialogue and not hatred. Dan in the campaign promised to support the rule of law, Ukraine, transparency and orientation to the EU and NATO.

Simion, the leader of the extreme right-wing alliance for the Unification of Romanians (Aur), claimed that his census shows that he was ahead of his opponent by 400,000 votes. He said his victory is clear and that he would be president of all Romanians.

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Official results are expected later during the evening and night for Monday.

In the first round of the elections, Simion clearly won 40.96 percent of the vote, followed by Dan, who won 20.99 percent. Experts warned against both elections of increased abundance of misinformation on the Internet.

The presidential elections are repeated in Romania after the court annulled the results of the elections of the head of state of 2024 for suspicions of Russian interference and manipulations on social networks, which allegedly favored the far -right candidate Calin Georgesca. The Romanian authorities warned against attempts to influence elections by foreign actors and repeated elections.