Elections: first round vote in Romania in international press

While the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) is hourly updating the number of votes for each of the 14 candidates for these elections in Romania, the international press focuses mostly on the incumbent Prime Minister Victor Ponta.

BBC News Europe: Romanian election: Presidential run-off vote expected

Euronews: PM Ponta tipped to come out on top in Romania presidential election

Aljazeera: Romania’s PM ahead in presidential elections

Bloomberg: Romania Votes in Presidential Election With Ponta in Lead

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Daily Mail: Exit polls: Romanian PM will face mayor in runoff

Deutsche Welle: Ponta leads Romanian presidential vote

Rianovosti: Romania’s Prime Minister Leading in First Round of Presidential Elections: Polls

Reuters: Romania’s Ponta in driving seat in presidential polls

ABC News: Romania: Near-Final Results Show Runoff Election

Turkish Weekly: No candidate receives over 50% votes in Romanian elections

Le Figaro: Roumanie : Ponta en tête de la présidentielle

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