Polling Stations Close In Romania on First Round of Presidential Elections
A Romanian elderly woman casts her ballot for the first round of presidential elections at ‘Cezar Bolliac’ elementary school polling station in Bucharest. Photo: EFE/EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT
November 24, 2024 Hour: 4:07 pm
With the closing of the polling stations in Romania, the first round of the presidential elections came to an end. According to exit polls, the current Social Democrat Party’s (SDP) Prime Minister, Marcel Ciolacu, led with 25% of the votes.
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Participation in the first day of presidential elections reached more than 52%, according to the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP), as the official results will begin to be published in the next few hours.
CIRA-Avangarde Institute’s exit poll shows current PM Ciolacu could obtain 25% of the votes, followed by the liberal conservative Elena Lasconi with 18%, independent Calin Georgescu with 16%, ultra-right George Simion with 15% and liberal Nicolae Ciuca with 14%.
These forecasts, if confirmed by official results, mean that Romanians will be called to the second round of elections on 8 December to choose between the two most voted candidates.
Other polls show the independent runner Călin Georgescu on the third place, with 16%, making him the surprise of this election round as AUR’s George Simion at 15%, while CURS shows him at 14%.
This year’s presidential election turn out was higher than first round of the presidential elections four years ago, when only 48% of Romanians voted.
Autor: ACJ
Fuente: Romania Insider // Hot News // EFE