BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Sitting at a desk inside Romania’s sprawling Parliament building in the capital, presidential frontrunner George Simion accuses the current government of attacking democracy and says he is the only candidate who hasn't been tainted by holding power.

George Simion, leader of the hard-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, has emerged as the clear frontrunner in Romania’s presidential election redo, securing 40.5 per cent of the vote with nearly all ballots counted.

Romania's Social Democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu faced calls to resign on Monday after a far-right opposition leader won the first round of the presidential election re-run, heightening political uncertainty in the country.

Romania's Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced his resignation on Monday, signaling a political shift following far-right leader George Simion's victory in the first round of the presidential election re-run on Sunday.

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