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Romania braces for crossroads presidential runoff viewed as a choice between East or West

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Romania heads into a critical presidential runoff on Sunday between two starkly different candidates.

Many view the final vote as a choice for the country's geopolitical future.

Romania is gripped by a deep political crisis after a top court voided the previous election in which the far-right outsider Calin Georgescu topped the first round.

Simion won 61% of Romania ’s large diaspora vote in the first round on May 4 .

He opposes further military aid to neighboring Ukraine or sending troops from NATO countries to protect any peace agreements.

Simion's activities in Moldova led to allegations he was trying to destabilize the country and a ban on his entry there.