George Simion, the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) candidate, garnered 3,862,404 votes (40.96%) in the first round of the presidential election rerun, according to data published on Monday morning in real time on the website of the Standing Electoral Authority (AEP) after totalling 20,084 minutes out of 20,085 in all.In second place is independent candidate Nicusor Dan, with 1,979,711 votes (20.99%), followed by Crin Antonescu ("Romania, Forward!"Electoral Alliance), with 1,892,925 votes (20.07%), and independent candidate Victor Ponta with 1,230,143 votes (13.05%).Next are:* Elena Lasconi (Save Romania Union) - 252,708 votes (2.68%)* Lavinia Sandru (Social Liberal Humanist Party) - 60,679 votes (0.64%)* Daniel Funeriu (independent candidate) - 49,602 votes (0.53%)* Cristian Terhes (Romanian National Conservative Party) - 36,442 votes (0.39%)* Sebastian Popescu (New Romania Party) - 25,993 votes (0.28%)* John-Ion Banu Muscel (independent candidate) - 22,020 votes (0.23%)* Silviu Predoiu (National Action League Party) - 17,185 votes (0.18%).
The Romanian Wind Energy Association (RWEA), the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association (RPIA) and the Renewable Energy Producers Organization in Romania (PATRES), representing members with a total installed capacity of over 6.5 GW, warn of the risk of a major bottleneck in the energy sector caused by the introduction, without a transition period and with an […]
Romania is emerging as one of the most dynamic markets for Turkish renewable energy investments, attracting growing interest from industrial and financial groups with regional exposure. Real grid connection opportunities for viable projects, infrastructure modernization potential, and investment framework stability make Romania a strategic destination for Turkish capital, at a time when Europe is accelerating […]
CATANE, the feature debut of director Ioana Mischie, has received an international nomination at the prestigious Hollywood Music in Media Awards for its original score composed by Emiliano Mazzenga. The film’s music has been selected among the top five film scores worldwide in the International Independent Film category. The film is the first Romanian production ever […]
Moldovan prime minister Alexandru Munteanu arrived in Bucharest on Thursday, November 13, for his first official foreign visit since taking office. He met with president Nicușor Dan and Romanian counterpart Ilie Bolojan before visiting the Parliament, where he met with the president of the Senate, Mihai Abrudean. After the first meeting, president Nicușor Dan stated […]
Bucharest maintains a steady flow of new office developments, with nearly 170,000 square meters of projects scheduled for delivery between 2026 and 2027, according to the latest Bucharest Office Marketbeat Q3 2025 report from Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. Despite a 25% drop in total leasing activity compared to last year, demand remained solid, with companies […]
The number of Romanians seeking work abroad has fallen to its lowest level in five years, according to new data from leading online recruitment platform eJobs. So far in 2025, only 106,000 applications were submitted for jobs outside Romania out of a total of 9.8 million, representing just 1.1% of all job applications. Employers abroad […]
