Presidential candidate George Simion has pledged to organize a national referendum to determine whether Romanians want to annul the current presidential election outcome and repeat the second round between former candidates Călin Georgescu and Elena Lasconi,

A George Simion victory could isolate Romania, erode private investment and destabilise NATO's eastern flank, where Ukraine is fighting a three-year-old Russian invasion, political observers say.

Far-right candidate George Simion was declared the winner Monday in the first round of Romania's presidential election.