Romania’s presidential election is heading for a second round after far-right politician George Simion won 40% of the vote in the first round. He’s expected to face centrist rival Nicusor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest, who came in second. The runoff is scheduled for May 18. Al Jazeera’s Rylee Carlson reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #RomaniaElections #IohannisVsPredoiu #GeorgeSimion #AURparty #PresidentialVote #RomaniaPolitics #ElectionRerun #KlausIohannis #CatalinPredoiu #BucharestVotes #AlJazeeraEnglish
Far-right candidate leads Romania's presidential race, headed for May 18 runoff
Romania’s presidential election is heading for a second round after far-right politician George Simion won 40% of the vote in the first round. He’s expected to face centrist rival Nicusor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest, who came in second. The runoff is scheduled for May 18. Al Jazeera’s Rylee Carlson reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #RomaniaElections #IohannisVsPredoiu #GeorgeSimion #AURparty #PresidentialVote #RomaniaPolitics #ElectionRerun #KlausIohannis #CatalinPredoiu #BucharestVotes #AlJazeeraEnglish