Romanians vote in parliamentary elections

Bucharest, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) Romanian voters cast their votes on Sunday to elect a new parliament, a few days after the presidential elections in which independent far-right candidate Calin Georgescu won the first round.

December 1, 2024
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More than 18 million citizens voted to fill 332 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 137 in the Senate.

An estimated 18,968 polling stations across Romania’s 42 constituencies opened at 07:00 am, local time, and will close at 21:00 hours, local time.

Over 8,000 candidates from 31 political parties, alliances, and 19 national minority organizations contested the elections.

The major political forces include the Social Democratic Party (SOS), the National Liberal Party, the Alliance for the Union of Romanians, the Right Force, the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania, and the Save Romania Union.

After the first round of the presidential election, a Constitutional Court ordered the Central Electoral Bureau to recount the votes, an unprecedented decision in the country.

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