George Simion, chairman of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians, and Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan will advance to the runoff of Romania's presidential election rerun, scheduled for May 18.

Romanians voted on Sunday for the first round of a closely contested presidential election. While results are expected later in the evening, exit polls showed George Simion, Crin Antonescu, and Nicusor Dan are expected to lead,

After winning the most votes in Romania's first-round presidential election redo, nationalist George Simion will face pro-Western reformist Nicusor Dan in a critical runoff. This choice between opposing ideologies might reshape the EU and NATO member's geopolitical stance,