Romania Voter Turnout At 10.24 % By GMT 1000

The spokesman added turnout of 12.56% in rural areas and 8.55% in urban areas.

Comparatively, at the EP election in 2007, voter turnout was of 11.67% by GMT 1000.

Voter turnout in capital city Bucharest was of 7.33% by GMT 1000.

About 18 million Romanians are expected to cast their ballots Sunday, along voters in 18 other European Union member states, including France, Germany, Spain and Poland. 

Polls in Romania close at GMT 1800 and the first official results, that will give a glimpse of the future EU Parliament’s political color, will be released starting GMT 2000, after exit-polls are published by each EU country.