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Romania's president has nominated Sorin Grindeanu from the ruling Social Democrat party (PSD) as the country's prime minister.

It is expected that the 43-year-old, a mathematician who in the past served as deputy mayor of Timisoara, will be elected in parliament next week, Reuters has reported.

Romania's centre-left wing Social Democrat Party, PSD, won the country's legislative elections on Sunday, but failed to secure a parliamentary majority, leaving the door open for negotiations on forming a coalition with another parliamentary group.

The Social Democrat Party (PSD) is in for a big win in the general election held in Romania on Sunday, exit poll projections show.

If confirmed, the result could bring the left-wing party back into power after resigning over last year's protests.

The PSD got 45.2% of the vote, acording to the Center for Urban and Regional Sociology (CURS), quoted by AGERPRES.

Almost 19 million Romanians are expected to head to the polls today to a new parliament, amid an expected low voter turnout and with corruption dominating the debate.

Polls opened at 7am and will close at 9pm.

The mayors of 11 of Romanian counties who were re-elected in the local polls on June 5 have either been accused of or are under investigation for corruption.

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta's resignation on Nov. 4, after a deadly nightclub blaze, has failed to stop tens of thousands from taking to the streets for a second night.

Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has started a five-day European tour during which he is scheduled to meet top European politicians and Turks living in Europe, as part of his party's election campaign.

He is one of those people who you either love or hate. In that respect he is quite similar to his ‘arch rival’ and former colleague, Yanis Varoufakis. Only he is still in charge of the German economy, unlike Varoufakis. “Hungry like the Wolfgang” is the title used by online Politico on a feature about the second most powerful person in Europe after Angela Merkel.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Sunday said he was standing down as leader of the ruling Social Democrat Party, PSD, until prosecutors have completed a criminal investigation into charges facing him.

Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta resigned on July 12 as head of the Social Democrat party as he battles corruption charges that have prompted calls for him to step down as government leader.

Ponta has been under investigation since last month for money laundering and tax evasion, but has refused to resign his post as premier citing his duty "to millions of Romanians."