Challenges loom as new Romanian President sworn in

Romanian President Nicusor Dan has been sworn in (AP)

Romania’s newly-elected President Nicusor Dan has been officially sworn in, ushering in a tentative close to the worst political crisis to grip the European Union country in decades after the annulment of the previous election.

However, multiple challenges lie ahead. Mr Dan, a 55-year-old mathematician and former mayor of the capital, Bucharest, decisively won the tense re-run in a run-off on May 18, beating his hard-right opponent George Simion.