Election campaign continues ahead of the second round of the presidential elections scheduled on Sunday./ 26th Gaudeamus Book Fair organised by Radio Romania gets under way in Bucharest.
Elections. The election campaign ahead of the second round of Romania's presidential elections on Sunday continues until Saturday morning at 7 am local time. The incumbent president Klaus Iohannis, who is endorsed by the National Liberal Party, now in power, is facing the former Social Democrat prime minister Viorica Dancila. In the first round, which included 14 candidates, Iohannis won almost 38% of the votes and Dancila a little over 22%. Voter turnout stood at 51.19%. In the diaspora, where voting took place over three days, a record turnout was reported, with 675,000 people casting their ballots. The second round of voting is also taking place over three days abroad: on Friday between 12 am and 9 pm and on Saturday and Sunday between 7 am and 9 pm, with the possibility for the voting to be extended until midnight. The foreign ministry has already distributed the materials needed for the voting process abroad. 4 million, six hundred and eight thousand and 175 ballots were distributed among the 835 polling stations set up abroad, 100,000 more ballots than was requested in the first round.
NATO. The Romanian foreign minister Bogdan Aurescu is attending a meeting of NATO foreign ministers meant to prepare the summit of allied heads of state and government in London on the 3rd and 4th of December. Talks are looking at the implementation of the agreed measures aimed at adjusting the Alliance to the current security context, both with regard to the consolidation of NATO's deterrence and defence posture and to projecting stability. The Romanian minister will have a series of bilateral talks with his counterparts from allied and partner states on the sidelines of the meeting.
Exercise. The Romanian King Ferdinand frigate has taken part in an international anti-submarine warfare exercise organised by the Turkish Navy in the Mediterranean Sea and which is coming to a close today. According to the Navy Chief of Staff, the Romanian crew have carried out specific training activities in Turkey's territorial waters and neighbouring international waters alongside colleagues from Bulgaria, Canada, Greece, Jordan, Italy, Mexico, Pakistan, Spain, the United States and Turkey. According to the Romanian Navy, the participation of the King Ferdinand frigate in this exercise contributes to enhancing the interoperability of the Romanian and partner forces, and to promoting the professionalism of the Romanian Army in a multinational environment.
Book fair. The 26th edition of the Gaudeamus Book Fair organised by Radio Romania has got under way in Bucharest. 900 different events are scheduled over the five days of the fair and 230 exhibitors will be presenting their offers from various fields. This year's edition of the fair is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the anti-communist revolution of December 1989. The poet Mircea Dinescu and the actor Ion Caramitru, who were prominent figures of the revolution, are honorary co-presidents of the fair.
Football. Romania's Under-21 side on Tuesday drew nil-all away against Northern Ireland, in a Group 8 match as part of their qualifying campaign for the 2021 European Football Championship. Romania are in second place in their group, five points behind the leaders Denmark. In the seniors' competition, Romania categorically lost on Monday nil-5 to Spain in an away match and finished fourth in their group. Manager Cosmin Contra has resigned after the loss to Spain. Romania still have a chance to qualify in March, in the Nations League play-offs. The draw for Euro 2020 will be held in Bucharest on the 30th of November. The Romanian capital will also host four championship matches, three from the group stages and a quarterfinal.
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