George Simion, a nationalist and vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, won Romania’s first-round presidential election redo by a landslide after capitalizing on widespread anti-establishment sentiment.

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,