exit polls

Exit polls by INSOMAR, CCSB and CURS at poll closing time continue to show social democrat Mircea Geoana as winner of Sunday’s presidential election, while CSOP, which showed a 50%-50% tie two hours before polls closed, now shows Basescu leading with 50.4%.

Romanian liberal head Crin Antonescu issued a statement at the Social Democratic Party headquarters thanking all those who voted and understood that “a change is needed”, freeing Romania and giving it a chance that politicians are not allowed to miss.

Exit polls show Romania’s Social Democratic Party leader Mircea Geoana won Sunday’s presidential election runoff by a hair to incumbent Traian Basescu.

Romanian far right Greater Romanian Party leader, Corneliu Vadim Tudor, thanked voters Sunday evening after exit polls showed his party got two seats in the EU Parliament.

Romanian social democrats secured the most votes at the EP elections Sunday, 30.7%, followed by democrat liberals with 30.4%, liberals with 15.4%, the Hungarian minority party with 10.4%.