Parliamentary elections in Romania are taking place a week after the first round of presidential elections, in which “independent” far-right candidate Kelin Georgescu, who has anti-Western views, won.
Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on Sunday, December 1. At 21.00 (closing time of polling stations), 52.33% of voters or more than 9.2 million citizens came to vote for their representatives in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. Digi24 wrote this on Sunday, December 1.
“The total turnout for this vote is very high compared to the previous elections in 2008 was 39.02%, in 2012 – 41.76%, in 2020 – only 33.3%,” the publication stated.
39 parties and 19 national minority organizations took part in the political race.
As Radio Liberty points out, according to exit polls, the ruling Social Democratic Party (SDP) is in the lead.
“The polling station exit poll conducted by the CURS agency gives the PSD 26% of the vote. At the same time, the far-right Alliance for Romanian Unity got 19%. The Liberal Party (PSD’s coalition partner) received 15 % .The middle right gets the same value.
As Radio Liberty notes, the parliamentary elections in Romania took place without serious violations.
To enter parliament, political parties must receive at least 5% of the vote at the national level. Political alliances of two parties must have obtained 8%, alliances of three parties must have obtained 9%, and alliances of four or more parties must have obtained 10%.
The opposition Polish party Law and Justice has elected historian Karol Nawrocki as its presidential candidate.
Source: korrespondent
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