President-elect Nicusor Dan assured French President Emmanuel Macron that Romania will continue to be a ‘reliable partner’ within the European Union.

„I thank President Emmanuel Macron for his congratulatory call last night – a night when all of Europe was watching the elections in Romania. I assured President Macron that we will continue to be reliable partners within the European Union and that in the coming days we will have substantial discussions regarding our shared future and the security of the European Union,” Nicusor Dan said following his conversation with the President of the French Republic.

Emmanuel Macron called Nicusor Dan and congratulated him on being elected President of Romania.

‘Despite numerous attempts at manipulation, the Romanian people chose democracy, the rule of law, and the European Union tonight,,” Macron wrote on Sunday evening on X.

‘France will stand by your side to strengthen our partnership and work together for a stronger, more sovereign and more independent Europe,’ Macron added.

AGERPRES