The frontrunner in Romania's presidential election, George Simion, accuses the current government of attacking democracy and says he is the only candidate who hasn't been tainted by holding power.

The nationalist chief vociferously supports Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni — and he leads the presidential race ahead of May 18’s critical second round.

By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest George Simion, leader of the nationalist Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), secured a decisive lead in the first round of Romania’s presidential elections held on May 4,