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UPDATE Who will enter the second round of the presidential election?

USR candidate Elena Lasconi and PSD candidate Marcel Ciolacu are fighting for 2nd place in the presidential final.

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, 24.11.2024, 21:08

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After centralizing the minutes from 99.91% of all polling stations, independent candidate Călin Georgescu obtained 22.94% of the votes, USR candidate Elena Lasconi 19.16%, PSD candidate Marcel Ciolacu 19.16%, AUR leader George Simion 13.87%, PNL leader Nicolae Ciucă 8.79%.

 

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After centralizing the minutes from 99.87% of all polling stations, independent candidate Călin Georgescu obtained 22.92% of the votes, PSD candidate Marcel Ciolacu 19.17%, USR candidate Elena Lasconi 19.16%, AUR leader George Simion 13.87%, PNL leader Nicolae Ciucă 8.79%.

 

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After centralizing the minutes from 99.73% of all polling stations, independent candidate Călin Georgescu obtained 22.85% of the votes, PSD candidate Marcel Ciolacu 19.2%, USR candidate Elena Lasconi 19.14%, AUR leader George Simion 13.87%, PNL leader Nicolae Ciucă 8.8%.

 

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After centralizing the minutes from 99.65% of all polling stations, independent candidate Călin Georgescu obtained 22.82% of the votes, PSD candidate Marcel Ciolacu 19.24%, USR candidate Elena Lasconi 19.12%, AUR leader George Simion 13.88%, PNL leader Nicolae Ciucă 8.81%.

 

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After centralizing the minutes from 99.54% of all polling stations, independent candidate Călin Georgescu had 22.82%, PSD candidate Marcel Ciolacu 19.27% ​​of the votes, USR candidate Elena Lasconi 19.08%, AUR leader George Simion 13.89%, PNL leader Nicolae Ciucă 8.82%.

 

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UPDATEAfter centralizing the minutes from 95% of all polling stations, independent candidate Călin Georgescu obtained 22.16% of the votes, PSD candidate Marcel Ciolacu 20.35%, USR candidate Elena Lasconi 17.85%, AUR leader George Simion 14.19%, PNL leader Nicolae Ciucă 9.15%.

 

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After centralizing the minutes from 85% of all polling stations, the independent candidate Călin Georgescu obtained 22.03%, PSD candidate Marcel Ciolacu 21.8% of the votes, USR candidate Elena Lasconi 15.58%, AUR leader George Simion 14.76%, PNL leader Nicolae Ciucă 9.54%.

 

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After centralizing the minutes from 70% of all polling stations, PSD candidate Marcel Ciolacu obtained 22.53% of the votes, independent candidate Călin Georgescu 22.15%, AUR leader George Simion 15.18%, USR candidate Elena Lasconi 14.19%, PNL candidate Nicolae Ciucă 9.74%.

 

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After centralizing votes from 50% of all polling stations, PSD candidate Marcel Ciolacu obtained 23% of the votes, independent candidate Călin Georgescu 22%, AUR leader George Simion 15.45%, USR candidate Elena Lasconi 12.75%, PNL candidate Nicolae Ciucă 9%.

 

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According to the results of two exit polls, conducted by CURS and Avangarde – CIRA, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, leader of the Social Democratic Party, with 25%, and Elena Lasconi, president of the Save Romania Union, from the parliamentary opposition, with 18%, would enter the second round of the presidential elections.

 

In third place would be the independent candidate Călin Georgrescu, with 16%, followed by the leader of the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, from the parliamentary opposition, George Simion, with 14-15%, and the leader of the National Liberal Party, Nicolae Ciucă, with 13-14%. The independent candidate Mircea Geoană would have obtained 5-5.5% of the votes.

 

The turnout was about 52.5%. 800,000 people voted abroad.

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