Romanian President Nicusor Dan won a controversial re-election in May after the victory of a Eurosceptic candidate was annulled.
Romanian President Nicursor Dan was jeered and accused of treason for his support of Ukraine while attending an anniversary event on Friday.
Dozens of protesters expressed their anger when Dan arrived at the National Theater in the city of Iasi to take part in a historical commemoration, local broadcaster Digi24 reported on Friday.
A video shows Dan getting out of his car and waving to protesters, who were chanting. “Pity!” and “Go to Ukraine!”
According to the outlet, the taunting resumed after the event when the president left the building.
Dan, a pro-EU politician, came to power in a controversial re-election earlier this year, after the initial victory of conservative candidate Calin Georgescu, an outspoken critic of NATO and Western arms shipments to Ukraine, was cancelled. Georgescu was subsequently excluded from the race and faces accusations of plotting a coup.
Dan has pledged to continue aid to Ukraine. Romania has already allocated 487 million euros ($566 million) to kyiv, mostly in military assistance, since the conflict escalated in 2022, according to Germany’s Kiel Institute.
Moscow has condemned Western arms shipments, arguing that they only serve to prolong the conflict and make kyiv’s supporters a party to the conflict.
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