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The electoral Alliance of the Social Democratic Party, National Union for Romania's Progress and Conservative Party (PSD-UNPR-PC) got 41.01 percent of the votes in Sunday's elections for the European Parliament; the National Liberal Party (PNL) got 14.92 percent, and the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) 11.82 percent, according to an exit poll carried out by CURS Avangarde and broad

The voting in the European Parliament elections ended at 9 p.m. on Sunday.

Over 18,000 polling stations in Romania closed their doors.

Votes were cast between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. in 18,532 polling stations in Romania; 190 polling stations for Romanian citizens abroad use their local time.

Bulgaria's center-right opposition could lead on the Bulgarian Socialist Party with as many as 2 MEPs according to exit polls, the agency Mediana said after the first results of the European elections.

The voter turnout in Sunday's elections for the European Parliament was 26.52 percent at 7 p.m. according to data released by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) for the whole country.

The turnout was 23.69 percent in urban areas and 30.37 percent in rural areas.

According to exit polls, five Bulgarian parties will enter the European Parliament.

Spokesperson of the opposition's Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) Adriana Saftoiu on Sunday told AGERPRES that she voted for Romania to stay in Europe.

By Ian Wishart

Voters across the European Union give their verdict today on policy makers’ handling of the euro- area debt crisis in elections to the European Parliament that may shape the future of the 28-nation bloc.

By Paul Taylor

Draped down the side of the European Commission's headquarters, a 13-storey-tall banner urged citizens to vote in the European Parliament elections, proclaiming in English, French and Dutch: "This time it's different."

Well maybe, but maybe not.

Greece’s anti-terrorism squad was investigating on Sunday an apparent attack at the headquarters of the co-ruling Socialist PASOK party after two bullets pierced its windows, police said.

Greeks began voting in a second round of local and European Parliament elections on Sunday, seen as a litmus test for support for Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s shaky government.

Voter turnout in the Sunday's elections for the European Parliament in Romania as of 4 p.m. EEST was 18.41 percent, according to data released by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC).

Urban area turnout was 17.11 percent and rural area 20.18 percent.