It was not surprising that George Simion, the leader of the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians, topped the first-round vote of Romania's rerun presidential election yesterday.

Romanians voted on Sunday for the first round of a closely contested presidential election. While results are expected later in the evening, exit polls showed George Simion, Crin Antonescu, and Nicusor Dan are expected to lead,

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