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Romanian Presidential Election Partial Results At GMT0600: Basescu – 32.84%, Geoana – 29.17%

Romania’s incumbent president Traian Basescu obtained 32.84% of the votes in the first round of elections and social democrat candidate Mircea Geoana obtained 29.17%, according to partial results published Monday morning, after counting the votes in 48% of polling stations.
Romanian Presidential Election Partial Results At GMT0600: Basescu – 32.84%, Geoana – 29.17%
23 nov. 2009, 08:41, English

The Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) posted Monday morning the partial results, after counting the votes in over 48% of polling stations. Incumbent president Basescu leads with 32.84%, followed by social democrat Mircea Geoana with 29.17% and liberal Crin Antonescu with 20.78%.

Trailing behind are far-rightist Corneliu Vadim Tudor (5.39%), Hungarian minority representative Kelemen Hunor (4.57%), independent Sorin Oprescu (3.48%) and Steaua FC owner George Becali (1.85%).

The other candidates earned less than 1%, according to the partial results posted by BEC. Green Party candidate Remus Cernea obtained 0.64%, socialist Constantin Rotaru – 0.42%, independent Eduard Manole – 0.37%, Ecologist Party candidate Ovidiu Iane – 0.24% and independent Ninel Potarca earned 0.20%.