On the first day Diaspora voting On Friday, over over 125 thousand Romanian citizens. This is well over twice as much as in the November first round of elections, which was then annulled.
Then Outside Romania Less than 48 thousand votes votes. people (it's about data from the first day of voting).
Several million rumns live abroad, but various data about their numbers is often given. In November, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolac said it was over six million people. In total, the population of Romania is about 19 million.
Elections in Romania. Voting abroad
In the first round of elections in November 2024, the prevailing Most Romanians abroad (over 43 percent) voted for the extreme right candidate, the well -known Calina Georgescu, who later the ban on the start – a judgment, a few days before the second round was issued by a constitutional court annulling the vote, and the decision was justified by irregularities in the campaign (according to Romanian intelligence, a sharp increase in the popularity of Georgescu on social platforms, especially the tab external interference, probably from Russia).
It was in second place Elena Lasconi, Leader of the center -right party of the USR (Romania Salvation Union) with a result of approx. 27 percent, and on the third (12 %) favorite of the current, repeated presidential race George Simionthe head of the radical right -wing AUR party (Union for the Unity of Romanians), which according to forecasts will develop most of the Georgescu Electorate.
George Simion and Great Romania
Although Georgescu got a ban on starting, the leader of the radical right -wing Aur and the favorite of the upcoming George Simion elections, who repeatedly appealed to restore the second round.
The 38-year-old began his political career with cooperation with Bucharest football hooligans. He came to the first pages of the newspapers due to brutal actions against the Romanian Hungarian minority. It should also be emphasized that Aur Simiona is in favor of the great Romania covering the Republic of Moldova and the areas of Ukraine.
Romania. Voting for the president is ongoing
Vote lasts from Friday to Sunday, But due to time differences, the first polling stations opened in Auckland, New Zealand on Thursday at 21 Polish time. All on Sunday The premises will close at 21 Romanian time (20 in Poland), i.e. at the same time when the vote in the country is over.
Romanians are available outside the country 965 polling stations And they can vote in them regardless of whether they have a permanent place of residence in a given country.