Centrist Nicuşor Dan on course to win Romanian election with 99% of votes counted

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Analysts have described the Romanian election as the most important in the country's post-communist history, with significant implications for the country's strategic orientation and economic prospects as well as for European Union unity.
55% : Mujtaba Rahman, of the Eurasia Group consultancy, said the outcome was "a really strong result for the pro-European candidate", reflecting the way "concerns about political and policy direction moving in a Maga-like way have mobilised voters".
45% : While he insisted he wants Romania to stay in the EU and Nato, he could have allied with Hungary's Viktor Orbán and Slovakia's Robert Fico as another disruptive force.
44% : The capital's two-term mayor, who made his name fighting corrupt property developers, said voters seeking "profound change, functioning state institutions, less corruption, a prosperous economy and a society of dialogue, not hate, have won".

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