Romanian hard-right candidate Simion leads presidential election, exit polls show

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Presidential candidate George Simion walks holding a picture of Romanian holy icon of Protection of the Theotokos presented by a supporter outside a polling station during the country's first round of the presidential election, in Mogosoaia, Romania, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki
Source: REUTERS

Romanian hard-right candidate George Simion was ahead in a presidential election first round, followed by centrist candidate Crin Antonescu, an exit poll showed on Sunday.

A separate exit poll put Simion in first place and centrist candidates Antonescu and Nicusor Dan neck and neck in second.

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