FILE PHOTO: Far-right opposition leader and presidential candidate George Simion answers questions during a press conference, in Bucharest, Romania, April 11, 2025. Inquam Photos/Sabin Cirstoveanu via REUTERS/File Photo
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Eurosceptic George Simion will get a second shot at becoming Romania's president on May 4, hoping to ride a wave of anger stirred by the cancellation of a December election that another far-right contender looked set to win.
NATO and European Union member Romania looked poised to swing towards Russia after far-right newcomer Calin Georgescu topped the first round of voting last November, but the country's top court cancelled the election because of suspicions of Russian meddling. Moscow denied the allegations.
