Romanian right-wing candidate who downplayed Holocaust loses presidential election
In Romania, which is home to around 12,000 Jews, the lead-up to the election saw a resurgence in symbolism associated with the Iron Guard, a Romanian antisemitic militant movement during the 1930s.
George Simion, left, during the live electoral debate with Pro-European independent presidential candidate and Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan in Bucharest, Romania, on May 8, 2025.(photo credit: Alex Nicodim/NurPhoto via Getty Images)ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
