The reason for this is that Dan's opponent, George Simion, is in favor of the reunification of Moldova and Romania and the creation of a "Greater Romania" — an idea that is not very popular in ...

Many Moldovans hold dual Moldovan–Romanian citizenship and are entitled to vote in elections in Romania. These voters also voted for Dan in record numbers. The president-elect received about 135,000 ...

Without the votes of Romania's ethnic Hungarians and Moldovans with dual Moldovan– Romanian citizenship, Nicusor Dan might ...

DW explores why. For decades, Romania has channeled hundreds of millions of euros in financial aid into its neighbor, the Republic of Moldova. In the town of Ialoveni, for example, which is just ...

And Moldovan President Maia Sandu posted that “Moldova and Romania stand together, supporting one another and working side by side for a peaceful, democratic, and European future for all our ...

He is a huge fan of US President Donald Trump, opposes military aid to Ukraine and wants to restore Romania to its 1940 borders, which would entail taking back territories in both Moldova and Ukraine.

He has advocated for taking back territory from Ukraine and Moldova that once belonged to Romania. In May 2015, Simion was declared “persona non grata” by Moldova and barred from entering the ...

In fact, many of the maps in our heads share the same errors, some of which are quite large—and surprisingly resistant to correction. Nelson’s father, who was a geography professor at Central ...

But Romania’s choice brings a substantial sigh of relief for the EU, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, at a crucial time for all, also because president-elect Dan will work with the current ...

As Romania braces for a high-stakes presidential runoff this weekend between two starkly different candidates, 25-year-old ...

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanians braced for the results ... of voting irregularities among Romanian citizens in neighboring Moldova and said that his party members would conduct a parallel vote ...