The Romanian Permanent Electoral Office (AEP) reported that after counting the votes from almost 84.26 percent committee in the first round of the presidential elections, the independent candidate Calin Georgescu is leading and can count on 22,06 proc. – in second place is present Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu coming from the Social Democratic Party (21,88 proc.).
He is in third place Elenia Lasconi – chairwoman of the center-right Union for the Salvation of Romania (USR) – with a result of 15.44 percent. George Simion – the leader of the radical right-wing AUR party took fourth place (14,8 proc.).
Presidential elections in Romania. Slight differences
Previously published exit poll results from 7 p.m., i.e. 120 minutes before the closing of the polling stations. The order of candidates in the first round was as follows: Ciolacu (25%), Lasconi (18%), Georgescu (16%), Simion (15%).
This study does not include diasporas. This means that the final results may, however, differ from the data provided, especially since the differences between the candidates in places two to four are slight.
George Simon – who made a speech in front of his staff in downtown Bucharest – stated that he did not agree with the poll results and they were “toxically adulterated”. He urged the electorate to wait for the official election results.
Elena Lasconi thanked her voters and said that “w Romania hope lives”. However, she emphasized that the results were very close and “we will be happy tomorrow.”
Romania elects a president. Marcel Ciolacu vs. Calin Georgescu
Therefore, they can be sure of participating in the extra time Marcel Ciolacu and Calin Georgescu.
– Romanians are behind the result obtained by each candidate, regardless of their political option – said the Prime Minister, thanking those who voted for him. He said he would like to talk to other candidates to gather “good proposals” from their election results.
The second round of the presidential elections will take place December 8. The future head of state will replace the one who is ending his second, five-year term Klaus Iohannis – a representative of the German minority supported by the conservative-liberal PNL party. Candidate of this formation Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca However, according to AEP, it ranks only fifth in terms of score 9,55 proc.