George Simion, a nationalist and vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, has won Romania’s first-round presidential election after capitalizing on widespread anti-establishment sentiment.

George Simion has emerged as the frontrunner for Romania's next president, securing 40.5% of the votes in the repeat's first round held on Sunday. Just two days after his victory, in a joint interview with Euronews and Euronews Romania,

Eurosceptic George Simion won the first round of Romania’s presidential election re-run on Sunday, partial results showed, after a ballot seen as a test of the rise of Donald Trump-style nationalism in the European Union.