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In Romania, the centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan has defeated his far-right rival George Simion. The election came almost five months after Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the 2024 presidential election won by the far-right ultranationalist Călin Georgescu, who was then barred from running again.
Meanwhile, in Portugal, the ruling center-right Democratic Alliance has won a snap election but fell short of a majority. The far-right party Chega surged, winning a record 22% of the vote.
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