Romania votes in first round of presidential election, with pro-European incumbent Klaus Iohannis favourite to win
Incumbent candidate Klaus Iohannis prepares to cast his ballot in the first round of a presidential election, in Bucharest, Romania, November 10, 2019.
His main rival in the presidential vote, the PSD's Viorica Dancila, served as prime minister for the government which took power in 2016. By 3 pm 30 percent of the 18.2 million registered voters had cast their ballots, more than at the same stage in previous elections.He has made rule of law a central plank of his campaign which has mirrored that of Slovakian anti-corruption activist Zuzana Caputova, who won the presidential election in that country in March.
The heavy losses in the European polls added to a series of travails for Dancila's government which eventually saw it brought down by parliament in a no-confidence vote last month. He has become the spokesman for tens of thousands of protesters who have regularly taken to the streets against the drift to the left and in favour of an independent judiciary.Earlier this week MPs gave their backing to a government led by the PNL's Ludovic Orban.
The left-wing party is seen as the successor of the elite which dominated the country before the overthrow of communism in 1989 and is accused of harbouring corruption in its ranks.Some four million Romanians have moved abroad in recent years and the diaspora, which predominantly votes for liberal candidates, could play a key role in the election.
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