George Simion has emerged as the frontrunner for Romania's next president, securing 40.5% of the votes in the repeat's first round held on Sunday. Just two days after his victory, in a joint interview with Euronews and Euronews Romania,

George Simion, a nationalist and vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, has won Romania’s first-round presidential election after capitalizing on widespread anti-establishment sentiment.

A George Simion victory could isolate Romania, erode private investment and destabilise NATO's eastern flank, where Ukraine is fighting a three-year-old Russian invasion, political observers say.