The frontrunner in Romania's presidential election, George Simion, accuses the current government of attacking democracy and says he is the only candidate who hasn't been tainted by holding power.

Romania's central bank said on Tuesday it was looking for the "optimal way" to counter significant capital outflows amid steep falls in the leu currency after a hard-right opposition leader won the first round of a repeat presidential election.

Nearly complete electoral data shows that hard-right nationalist George Simion has secured a decisive win in the first round of Romania’s presidential election redo.