Nicușor Dan: Latest news, analysis, video interviews, video reports

FAKE NEWS: Zelensky asked Romania to attack Iran and Russia
FAKE NEWS: Zelensky asked Romania to attack Iran and Russia

Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to Bucharest to demand that Romania attack Iran and Russia, according to a false narrative launched by pro-Russian politician Diana Șoșoacă, the leader of SOS Romania. The narrative was questioned even by the Russian propaganda television station Russia Today.

Andreea Pavel
14 Mar 2026
DISINFORMATION: Close associate of Bolojan and Nicușor Dan arrested for bribery
DISINFORMATION: Close associate of Bolojan and Nicușor Dan arrested for bribery

Lawyer Adriana Georgescu, caught red-handed while taking a 60,000 Euro bribe, holds positions in the PNL and is close to Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan and President Nicușor Dan, according to a false narrative spread by the media that frequently promotes fake news and disinformation related to conspiracy theories and sovereignty.

Andreea Pavel
30 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: Nicuşor Dan is forcing young people to join the army
FAKE NEWS: Nicuşor Dan is forcing young people to join the army

Romania is forcing its young people to enlist, preparing for excessive militarization of the country, to the detriment of economic development, claims a publication affiliated with the extremist AUR party.

Cezar Manu
08 Oct 2025
FAKE NEWS: Bucharest calls on Chișinău to suppress the pro-Russian opposition
FAKE NEWS: Bucharest calls on Chișinău to suppress the pro-Russian opposition

Jointly with Chișinău authorities, Bucharest is reportedly preparing actions aimed at suppressing the opposition, but also to directly get involved in the election in the Republic of Moldova, according to a new narrative promoted by Kremlin-linked propaganda.

Veridica
29 Aug 2025
FAKE NEWS: The Bolojan government has doubled the price of energy
FAKE NEWS: The Bolojan government has doubled the price of energy

The population's energy costs will double due to the economic policies adopted by the new government and President Dan, claims the sovereignist opposition.

Cezar Manu
30 Jun 2025
Sovereignists' invention and representation of the enemy. Case study: electoral campaign
Sovereignists' invention and representation of the enemy. Case study: electoral campaign

Just like the Legionnaires and the Communists did before them, the Sovereignists have invented their own "enemies of the people and of the country", whom they demonize through visual propaganda. The targets include the EU, Ukraine, Soros, CCR, LGBTQ+, Nicușor Dan and Mugur Isărescu.

Moldova voted for Nicușor Dan out of a desire for security and European integration
Moldova voted for Nicușor Dan out of a desire for security and European integration

While politicians in Chisinau have noted the deep ties between the two Romanian states, experts also see the vote as a sign of Moldovans' concern for their own security and interest in maintaining their country's European path.

For Brussels, Romania has become a pro-European oasis in a sea of geopolitical uncertainty
For Brussels, Romania has become a pro-European oasis in a sea of geopolitical uncertainty

By electing Nicușor Dan, Romania has scored an image-boost coup in Brussels and, at the same time, created expectations that are very difficult to satisfy. The potential benefits, but also the responsibility that befalls our country, are great.

Romania has become a “laboratory” for Europe’s extremists
Romania has become a “laboratory” for Europe’s extremists

George Simion wants to take over the MAGA image, and his good score in the presidential election has brought him to the attention of European extremists. However, a sovereignist policy would spell economic costs and political isolation for Romania.

Voting split abroad: a pro-EU Moldova, a pro-Sovereignist West
Voting split abroad: a pro-EU Moldova, a pro-Sovereignist West

Romanians in the Republic of Moldova overwhelmingly voted for Nicușor Dan, even though the ruling party, PAS, supported Crin Antonescu. Directly threatened by Moscow, the Moldovans rejected George Simion who, although he declared himself a unionist, is perceived as pro-Russian across the Prut. On the other hand, George Simion got most of the votes of the Romanian diaspora in Europe, which until recently preferred candidates and parties defined as pro-European and reformist.

Veridica
06 May 2025