Hard-right candidate secures decisive win in Romania’s presidential vote

Calin Georgescu, winner of the first round of last year’s annulled election, left, stands next to presidential candidate George Simion as they cast their votes in Mogosoaia (Vadim Ghirda/AP)

Hard-right nationalist George Simion secured a decisive win in the first round of Romania’s repeated presidential election.

Mr Simion, the 38-year-old leader of the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR), was well ahead with 40.5% of the vote after 99% of votes were counted from Sunday’s vote.