Romania election: EU breathes sigh of relief after Dan defeats far-right, pro-Russia rival
by Jon Henley Europe correspondent from on (#6XCHS)
Nicuor Dan begins process of forming a government after beating George Simion, an ultranationalist who wants to halt Ukraine support
The centrist mayor of Bucharest, Nicuor Dan, has begun sounding out Romania's political parties over forming a new majority government after winning the country's presidential election in a surprise result greeted with relief across the EU.
With all votes counted on Monday morning, Dan, who had described the second round vote as a battle between a pro-western and an anti-western Romania", scored 53.6%, official figures showed, against 46.4% for his far-right rival George Simion.
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