Romanians destroy passports after pro-EU candidate’s election win (VIDEOS)

Expats are cutting up their documents in protest after nationalist candidate George Simion lost to Nicusor Dan

Dozens of Romanians have posted videos of themselves cutting up their passports in protest against the outcome of the country’s latest presidential election. 

The controversial vote, suspended last year by the country’s constitutional court, saw the pro-EU mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, defeat his Euroskeptic rival, George Simion, with 54% of second round votes. 

On TikTok and other platforms, Romanians living abroad began sharing clips in which they can be seen destroying their passports. 

“This is my vote for Romania. My vote is worth nothing. We will never return,” one woman said in a widely viewed video. 

“Romania is dead,” proclaimed another netizen in a separate clip.

The passport-cutting campaign comes amid claims from Simion and his supporters that the election had been manipulated by Romanian authorities, who allegedly coordinated with foreign powers to sway the vote. 

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Simion claims that the electoral rolls contained some 1.7 million fictitious names and accused the government of busing in voters from neighboring Moldova.

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