George Simion has taken a strong lead in the first round of Romania’s presidential election, winning 40.9 percent of the vote, according to final results published Monday. Simion, thirty-eight, who has expressed admiration for former U.S. President Donald Trump and campaigns on restoring national values and sovereignty, now advances to a second and final round on March 18, where he will face Nicușor Dan, the pro-European mayor of Bucharest.