BUCHAREST — Romania’s election winner Nicușor Dan will be sworn in as the country’s president on Monday and will immediately face a juggling act from hell as he grapples with serious economic trouble and a legacy of political strife.
After defying the odds to beat hard-right radical George Simion in the May 18 second-round vote for the presidency, independent Bucharest mayor Dan will start work on forming a new government with talks among the pro-European political parties in Romania’s parliament.
That process, and the appointment a new prime minister, could take several weeks. Once it is finalized Dan’s new government will have a seriously painful inbox to tackle. Here, POLITICO breaks down his biggest headaches: