"I’m sorry that many young people decide to leave Bucharest over the weekend. I hope they get back in the evening and exercise their right to vote, a right gained with sacrifices in December 1989,” Stolojan said.
He said the current uninominal voting system Romania has adopted is a start and the country will soon introduce the majority uninominal voting system, in two rounds of elections.
"We only have 19 years of democracy behind us. Other countries have a longer history. I’m convinced many voters know the candidates, while other don’t and vote for a certain party. We would have preferred two rounds of elections, but we’ll get there,” Stolojan said.
Nearly 1.8 million voters out of a population of 2 million are expected at the polls in capital city Bucharest, which will be represented in Parliament by 28 deputies and 12 senators.