On Sunday, Ukraine’s neighbour Romania heads to the polls for the final vote in its presidential race after December’s election was cancelled over alleged Russian interference.
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The contenders are Nicosur Dan, the centrist mayor of Bucharest, and George Simion, a former football hooligan and Trump fan who has swept into the race after the previous front-runner, the pro-Russian Calin Georgescu was banned from standing.
The two men offer wildly differing views of the future of Romania – a closer friendship with Moscow, or alignment with the EU.
Local Producer: Matei Barbulescu
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