In Romania, the electoral commission has counted 100% of the votes cast in the May 18 election. According to the calculations, the next president of the country is the centrist and pro-European candidate, the mayor of Bucharest - Nicușor Dan. This is reported by the Romanian service of Radio Liberty.
Thus, it is reported that after counting 20,085 protocols, Nicușor Dan received 6,168,696 votes, which is 53.60%, and his opponent George Simion - 5,339,039, or 46.40% of the votes. The difference between the two candidates is 829,657 votes.
It is noted that the voter turnout this time was record high - over 64%. About 11.6 million Romanians from within the country and abroad took part in the vote, which is over two million more than in the first round. In addition, there was a very large presence abroad: 1.6 million Romanians from the diaspora voted.
George Simion admitted his defeat in the election.
"I would like to congratulate my opponent, Nicușor Dan. He won the election. It was the will of the Romanian people," said the head of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR).
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, France categorically rejected the accusations of Telegram messenger founder Pavel Durov of interference in the elections in Romania.
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