Romania's parliamentary elections: Insights from exit polls.

The voting in Romania has concluded for the parliamentary elections held on December 1. As the vote counting is underway, exit polls have indicated potential election outcomes. According to these polls, the Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSD) is likely to win.

This is reported by Digi24. The portal notes that there is also some bad news – the far-right "Alliance for the Unity of Romanians" (AUR) may secure second place.

According to Radio Free Europe Romania, the turnout for these parliamentary elections has set a record, exceeding 52% of voters. The previous record was set in 2008, when over 43% of Romanians participated in the elections, while the lowest turnout occurred in the last parliamentary elections in 2020, with no more than 33.3% of voters casting their ballots.

Based on exit poll data, the winners' table looks as follows (data is provided for both chambers of parliament and does not include diaspora votes):

• Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSD) – 25%;
• "Alliance for the Unity of Romanians" (AUR) – 19% of votes;
• Liberal "Union for the Preservation of Romania" (USR) – 15% of votes;
• "National Liberal Party" (PNL) – 15% of votes;
• "SOS Romania" – 5% of votes;
• "Party of Young People" (POT) – 5% of votes;
• "Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania" (UDMR) – 5% of votes;

Meanwhile, in the diaspora, "Union for the Preservation of Romania" has taken the lead, while the social democrats hold 30% of the votes in the Senate. PSD and USR are also leading in the Chamber of Deputies. The data will change significantly as only 10% of ballots have been counted in the country, and no more than 5% in the diaspora.

It is worth noting that in the presidential elections, the Central Electoral Commission of Romania published the final results after counting all ballots. Surprisingly, the leader of the voting turned out to be Calin Georgescu, who received 22.94% support from voters. He criticizes the European Union and NATO, accuses Western countries of provoking the war in Ukraine, and speaks positively about Putin.

Following the sensational victory of a fascist supporter, the Constitutional Court of Romania decided to recount all valid and invalid ballots in the first round of the presidential elections. According to Romanian legislation, if the Constitutional Court annuls the election results, a repeat vote will be held on the second Sunday after the annulment decision.