Romanian Presidential Election Prelim Results At GMT0800: Basescu – 32.42%, Geoana – 31.17%
10:23, 24 Nov. 2009
Romania’s incumbent president Traian Basescu obtained 32.42% of the votes in the first round of elections and social democrat candidate Mircea Geoana got 31.17%, according to preliminary results released Tuesday by the Central Electoral Bureau after counts in 99.92% of poling stations.