The antiestablishment candidate’s leading position in opinion polls is adding to fears in the West about instability in a country that hosts two NATO bases.

Romanians voted on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that could propel hard-right eurosceptic George Simion to power in a ballot that will test the rise of Donald Trump-style nationalism in the European Union.

Romanians voted to choose a new president, nearly six months after the election's first round was abruptly canceled amid allegations of a Russian influence campaign.