#Romania: According to final preliminary results, this marks the first time in Romania’s electoral history that a candidate from the center-left PSD (S&D) has failed to qualify for the second round of the presidential elections.

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#Romania: The Constitutional Court has ordered a recount of all votes from the first round of the presidential election.

The margin between second-place Elena Lasconi (USR-RE) and third-place Marcel Ciolacu (PSD-S&D) is just 2,740 votes.

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#Romania, AtlasIntel poll:

AUR-ECR: 22% (+6)
PSD-S&D: 21%
USR-RE: 18%
PNL-EPP: 13%
UDMR-EPP: 6%
POT-*: 5% (new)
S.O.S.RO-NI: 5% (-2)
FD→EPP: 3% (-1)
SENS~G/EFA: 3% (new)
REPER-RE: 2% (-2)
DREPT~RE: 1% (new)
PPR-*: 0% (new)
PER~G/EFA: 0% (n.a.)
PNCR-ECR: 0% (new)

+/- vs. 20-29 October 2023

Fieldwork: 26-28 November 2024
Sample size: 2.116

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#Romania, national parliament election today:

➤ Eligible voters: 18,008,480
➤ Polling stations open: 6:00-20:00 CET (7:00-21:00 EET)
➤ Seats: 331 deputies and 134 senators
➤ Party-Lists running: 41 lists(19 ethnic minority parties) and 2 independent candidates
➤ Incumbent government: PSD (S&D), PNL (EPP)

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#Romania, national parliament election today:

Turnout 09:00 AM CET (10:00 local time)

2008: 4.87%
2012: 4.70%
2016: 5.27%
2020: 4.97%
2024: 8.00%

Source: Central Electoral Bureau

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#Romania: National parliament election

Turnout at 12:00 CET

2024: 23.6% (includes diaspora)
2020: 16.4%
2016: 20.2%
2012: 20.5%
2008: 19.8%

Source: Central Electoral Bureau

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#Romania: By 13:00 CET, 363,870 Romanians had already voted in the diaspora for the national parliamentary elections. This figure surpasses the total final turnout of 265,490 recorded four years ago in 2020.

Source: Central Electoral Bureau

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#Romania: National parliament election

Turnout at 17:00 CET

2024: 46.1% (includes diaspora)
2020: 27.8%
2016: 34.3%
2012: 36.5%
2008: 34.4%

Source: Central Electoral Bureau

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#Romania, CURS exit-poll:

PSD-S&D: 26% (-2)
AUR-ECR: 19% (+9)
PNL-EPP: 16% (-9)
USR-RE: 16%
POT-*: 6% (new)
S.O.S.RO-NI: 6% (new)
UDMR-EPP: 5%
SENS~G/EFA: 3% (new)
FD→EPP: 1% (new)
REPER-RE: 1% (new)

Fieldwork: 01 December 2024

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#Romania: According to the CURS exit poll, the far-right party POT (*) has managed to surpass the electoral threshold.

Established in 2023, POT promotes right-wing policies, signaling a shift in Romania’s political landscape.

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