Preliminary exit polls showed that Nicusor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest, holds a lead over his rival George Simion in Romania's presidential runoff on Sunday. According to an exit poll conducted by the AVANGARDE Socio-Behavioral Studies Group, Dan, an independent candidate, secured 54.9 percent of the vote, while Simion, the head of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), received 45.1 percent. A separate exit poll conducted by the Center for Urban and Regional Sociology (CURS) showed a similar outcome. Dan garnered 54.1 percent, compared to 45.9 percent for Simion. Sunday's vote marked the second round of a re-run election, following the annulment of the 2024 presidential results due to alleged campaign irregularities and foreign interference. Shotlist: Romania - May 18, 2025: 1. Various of voters casting ballots; 2. Various of Romanian national flag, flag of European Union outside polling station; 3. Voters going to polling station; 4. Various of signposts at polling station; 5. Voters leaving polling station. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland/Iran/Russia]