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BeyondGeography's JournalRomania's pro-West candidate Nicușor Dan wins presidential election in dramatic comeback
Source: Euronews
Independent candidate Nicușor Dan has won the Romanian presidential election rerun thriller, which transfixed and polarised the country on Sunday.
After 97% of votes were counted, Dan maintained an advantage of 54% over his nationalist competitor George Simion, who won 45% of voters' support a difference of around 900,000 votes, which, with only half a million ballots to count, has become impossible to overcome.
The late-night cliffhanger came after 11 million Romanians voted at a 64% turnout in high-stakes repeat of the annulled presidential vote in December 2024.
Earlier on Sunday, domestic exit polls published by Euronews Romania projected Dan had won about 54% of the vote on Sunday, while Simion hovered around 45% -- which turned out to be an accurate prediction. As things stand, the country on NATO's eastern flank chose the pro-EU, pro-NATO candidate in a massive turnout marked by fear and resentment, overturning Simions lead in the first round.
Read more: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/18/nicusor-dan-leading-in-romanias-crucial-presidential-elections-exit-polls-project
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Joseph Kling (pictured), 19, and his 17-year-old co-defendant both allegedly lied to cops when they were interviewed about the Ocean Count conflagration, and their potential connection to it. Ultimately, investigators were able to determine Kling and his unnamed teen accomplice allegedly deliberately set wooden pallets ablaze April 22, then walking away.
Both Kling and the teen gave misinformation to law enforcement about how the fire started. They both blamed the fire on Mexicans they said theyd seen in the woods just before the blaze began, reported the Asbury Park Press. Both defendants are being held in police custody.
Kling is charged with aggravated arson, arson, and hindering apprehension. The Asbury Park Press reported that investigators searched the suspects phones, and found chats that refute the claim that Mexicans started the fire, prosecutors said in court Friday.
More at https://nypost.com/2025/05/03/us-news/nj-arsonist-told-cops-jones-road-wildfire-started-by-mexicans/
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