Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has congratulated Nicușor Dan on his victory in Romania’s presidential election, according to Zelenskyy’s page on the social network X. The head of state congratulated Dan on his "historic victory in Romania’s presidential elections.

Pro-West independent candidate Nicusor Dan staged a dramatic comeback on Sunday to win the Romanian presidential elections with a firm 54% of the votes. His contender, hard-right candidate George Simion,

“Congratulations Nicușor Dan! Long live free Romania,” exulted center-right Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, whose party candidate also won a narrow election victory Sunday night in Poland. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was also thrilled by the outcome, as Dan promises to keep Romania on its pro-EU, pro-NATO pathway.