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Romanian right-wing candidate whose party called the Holocaust a ‘minor topic’ loses presidential election

JL;DR SUMMARY The recent presidential election in Romania culminated in a significant victory for the centrist candidate Nicusor Dan, who secured 54% of the vote in a runoff against far-right contender George Simion. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustUkraineRomaniaElectionNatoIron GuardNicusor DanGeorge SimionAur

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Bucharest, Romania
"Nicusor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest, prevailed after Simion floundered in a televised debate and some voters rejected his self-styling in the vein of Donald Trumps MAGA movement."
Israel
"But the next year, Simion met with Israels ambassador to Romania amid criticism from Yad Vashem, Israels Holocaust memorial over the partys record on antisemitism."

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