Rumunjski premijer Ciolacu vodi u prvom krugu predsjedničkih izbora

ROMANIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

epa11738124 George Simion, leader of the ultra-nationalist party AUR (Alliance for the Union of Romanians) and presidential candidate speaks to journalists after he accompanied his wife Ilinca Simion (L) to vote at 'Gherghe Lazar' high school polling station during the first round of presidential elections, in Bucharest, Romania, 24 November 2024. Simion voted in Italy on 22 November 2024, as polling stations for Romanians living abroad opened earlier. Marcel Ciolacu, leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and incumbent prime minister, still leads in the presidential race according to the latest vote intention surveys, followed by Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) leader George Simion, and Save Romania Union (USR) candidate Elena Lasconi. The ninth presidential election in Romania will be held on 24 November 2024, with a second round planned for 08 December 2024. Approximately 18 million Romanian citizens are expected at the polling stations this weekend, according to the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP), of which 989,230 people can express their intention abroad. EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT

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