Pro-Russian candidate ahead in Romania with 98.6% of first-round votes counted

25 Nov 2024 • 10:49 AM MYT
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BUCHAREST: Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu was leading the first round of Romania’s presidential election on Monday, with 98.66 percent of votes counted.

The pro-Russian Georgescu received 22.59 percent of the votes counted, with centre-left Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on 19.55 percent ahead of a second round scheduled for December 8.