George Simion, a 38-year-old populist politician, is in the run-off to become Romania’s president, opposing centrist Nicusor Dan. He admires Donald Trump’s leadership style, emphasizing freedom of speech and a stance against political correctness. The election follows the annulment of the previous election due to disqualification of leading candidate Calin Georgescu over electoral interference allegations, yet Simion criticizes this action while also considering bringing Georgescu into his potential government, advocating for a stronger Romania within the EU and NATO.
