Romanians mount mass protests over judicial corruption
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Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Romano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania. [Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo]
Tudor Lakatos tests microphones before a performance as President Donald Trump appears on a television screen during a news broadcast, in Bucharest. [Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo]
Customers dance as Tudor Lakatos performs. [Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo]
On a warm summer evening at Terasa Florilor in Bucharest, Lakatos entertained a mixed crowd. [Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo]
Some of the crowd were specifically there for his performance, others were drawn by the restaurant's traditional cuisine. [Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo]
Patrons danced and took selfies during his signature Rock 'n' Rom show, which blends Elvis classics performed in Romani, Romanian and English. [Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo]
Tudor Lakatos strikes a pose for a photo with the Taraful Frunzelor band, Stelian Frunza, left, Stefan Marin, right, and Nicolae Feraru. [Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo]
Tudor Lakatos performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest. [Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo]
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Romania’s President Dan sworn in amid far-right claims of stolen election
Pro-European Nicusor Dan faces big challenges after defeating pro-Russian George Simion last week in a tense run-off.
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Romania, Poland, Portugal election results: Who are the winners and losers?
Pro-EU forces prevail on electoral ‘super Sunday’, but far right gains ground.
From: NewsFeed
Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential race
Pro-EU candidate Nicusor Dan has won Romania’s presidential election, which was re-run after allegations of Russian
Published On 19 May 2025
Pro-EU Nicusor Dan defeats hard-right rival in key Romania election
The European Union and Ukraine welcome the result.
Romanians cast ballots in tense presidential run-off
The election result could reshape the direction of the pro-EU and NATO member nation bordering war-torn Ukraine.
Romania braces for heated presidential vote after controversial annulment
Global News Insight interviews the two candidates who will battle it out on Sunday after a controversial annulment.
Palestinians struggle to obtain food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Photo]
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. [Alessandra Tarantino/AP Photo]
Debris of an aircraft in the compound of a mosque at Pampore in Pulwama, Indian-administered Kashmir. [Dar Yasin/AP Photo]
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, left, talk as they watch the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia, during the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. [Sergei Bobylev/RIA Novosti via AP]
Demonstrators shine the lights of their mobile phones as they stand under a large European Union flag during a pro-EU rally ahead of the second round of the presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania. [Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo]
A Somali family wades through floodwaters as they flee after overnight rains destroyed their home, in Wadajir district of Mogadishu, Somalia. [Feisal Oma/Reuters]
Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, of Turkiye, speaks at a news conference at Boston airport after being released on a judge's order after spending more than six weeks in an immigration detention centre in Louisiana, Massachusetts, US. [Faith Ninvaggi/Reuters]
The Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force display team, fly over the Mall and Buckingham Palace during the V-E Day 80th anniversary parade in London. [Alberto Pezzali/Pool/AP]
Israeli forces inspect the site where they said a projectile fired by Yemen's Houthis landed in the area of Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv. [Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo]
Protesters shout during a demonstration against the Trump administration and the billionaire class outside the New York Public Library in Midtown in New York City, US. [Angelina Katsanis/Reuters]
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Romania’s PM resigns after far right wins first round of presidential vote
Move comes after Marcel Ciolacu’s pro-EU coalition candidate fails to advance to the presidential run-off.
Far-right Simion tops first round of Romania’s presidential election
Vote comes after country’s Constitutional Court annulled November election won by NATO critic Calin Georgescu.
