Georgiana Tanasescu

Former President Traian Basescu said the People's Movement Party (PMP) had crossed the electoral threshold and "not just in any way", anticipating that it would have 7 percent, "without redistribution". "For PMP, these elections showed that it is possible without Basescu.

The polling stations organized in the country for the appointment of future deputies and senators have closed on Sunday, the electoral process coming to an end. Romanians in the country went to the polls on Sunday in over 18,800 polling stations, starting at 7:00 hrs.

More than 256,000 Romanians had voted abroad in the general election until Sunday as of 21:00 hrs, with 21,329 of these votes being cast by mail, the Permanent Electoral Authority announced on its website. In Spain, the country with one of the largest Romanian communities abroad, 140 polling stations were organized, in which more than 32,000 people cast their ballots.

The turnout in Romania's general election this Sunday was 31.11 percent as of 20:00 hrs, with 5,659,852 people having turned out to the polls, according to data released by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC). In urban areas, 3,045,446 voters went to the polls and 2,614,406 people cast ballots in rural areas. A total of 70,103 voters used the mobile ballot box.

The turnout in Romania's general election this Sunday was 29.80 percent as of 19:00 hrs, with 5,421,794 people having turned out to the polls, according to data released by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC). In urban areas, 2,904,483 voters went to the polls and 2,517,311 people cast ballots in rural areas. A total of 68,139 voters used the mobile ballot box.

The voter turnout nationally in the parliamentary elections stood, on Sunday at 16:00 hrs, at 22.43 pct, meaning 4,080,404 voters, according to the data announced by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC). In the urban environment, 2,208,232 voters turned out to the polls, while in the rural environment there were 1,872,172. A number of 49,827 voters cast their ballots using the mobile urn.

The turnout in the country at the parliamentary elections was, on Sunday, at 3.00 pm, of 19.60pct, i.e. 3,567,107 voters, according to a report of the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) . In urban areas, 1,959,722 voters went to the polls, and in rural areas - 1,607,385. A number of 38,759 voters voted by using the mobile ballot box.

Four institutes and companies received the Central Electoral Bureau's accreditation to conduct the exit polls for the general election this Sunday. The four entities tasked with doing the exit polling nationwide are the AVANGARDE Socio-Behavioral Studies Group, the CURS Center for Urban and Regional Sociology, SC Megatronic World Productions SRL and Ana Events & PR SRL.

Four institutes and companies received the Central Electoral Bureau's accreditation to conduct the exit polls for the general election this Sunday. The four entities tasked with doing the exit polling nationwide are the AVANGARDE Socio-Behavioral Studies Group, the CURS Center for Urban and Regional Sociology, SC Megatronic World Productions SRL and Ana Events & PR SRL.

More than 18 million Romanian voters are expected to go to the polls on Sunday at over 18,000 polling stations to open in the country to elect their representatives to the new Parliament. Senators and MPs are elected by ballot, according to the principle of proportional representation. Voting in the country takes place on a single day - Sunday, from 07:00hrs to 21:00hrs.