Nicușor Dan Leads Moldovan Vote

Politics 5 May 2025 17:00

Most Moldovans with Romanian citizenship backed independent candidate Nicușor Dan in Romania’s presidential elections, granting him 52.63% of their votes (47,630). Crin Antonescu followed with 21.69% (19,630), while AUR’s George Simion received 12.47% (11,282). Elena Lasconi and Victor Ponta got 9.6% and 2.2%, respectively, CE Report quotes MOLDPRES

About 91,000 Moldovans voted across 64 polling stations during the three-day election period, setting a new turnout record, surpassing last year’s 81,000 voters.

Nationally, George Simion led with over 3.8 million votes (40.96%), followed by Nicușor Dan (20.99%) and Crin Antonescu (20.07%). Simion and Dan will face off in the runoff on May 18.

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