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

Romania's frontrunner for the May 18 presidential elections, George Simion, announced his plans, which include bringing radical far-right politician Călin Georgescu as prime minister and forming a parliamentary majority around his Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party,

Far-right candidate George Simion was declared the winner Monday in the first round of Romania's presidential election.