
Romanians vote on Sunday in a presidential election run-off that pits a hard-right eurosceptic against a centrist independent, and where the outcome could have implications for both the country’s struggling economy and EU unity.
Hard-right nationalist George Simion, 38, who opposes military aid to neighbouring Ukraine and is critical of European Union leadership, decisively led the first presidential election round, causing the collapse of a pro-Western coalition government. That triggered