European Union presidential candidate Nicușor Dan won the country’s presidential election Sunday, defeating his ultranationalist rival. With more than 99% of the votes counted, the centrist candidate won at least 53% of the ballots cast,

The pro-European Union candidate in Romania’s critical presidential runoff has won the closely-watched race against a hard-right nationalist.

Simion, a 38-year-old nationalist who opposes military aid to neighbouring Ukraine and is critical of EU leadership, decisively led the first presidential election round, causing the collapse of a pro-Western coalition government and triggering significant capital outflows.