Romania's Constitutional Court confirmed Nicusor Dan's victory in the May 18 presidential election after rejecting a request by his far-right rival to annul the election results.

Days before, George Simion, leader of Romania's far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), appealed the results despite conceding defeat to pro-EU candidate Nicusor Dan on May 18.

The decision is final, the journalists wrote. The annulment request was submitted by George Simion, leader of the nationalist Alliance for the Union of Romanians, who lost in the second round. Read also: Romania heads to runoff as far-right Simion challenges pro-EU Dan for presidency Simion responded to the rejection by claiming that the