Romania Votes in Presidential Elections, Referendum
World | November 22, 2009, Sunday
The three main candidates for the Romanian presidential elections (L-R) incumbent president Traian Basescu, of Democrat Liberal party; Crin Antonescu, leader of Romania's Liberal party and Mircea Geoana, head of Romania's Social Democrat party during a TV
Romanians are voting in the first round of Presidential Elections and a referendum on Sunday.
18 million eligible voters from a population of 21,5 million are to pick from among twelve candidates.
The two major contenders are incumbent center-right president Traian Basescu and his Social Democrat rival Mircea Geoana.
Earlier opinion polls suggested that Basescu and Geoana are most likely to face each other in a runoff on December 6.
Along with Sunday's presidential elections, Romania is also holding a referendum to decide whether it should reduce the number of its legislators from the current 471 to 300 and to switch from a bicameral to one-chamber legislature.
The elections come after the political crisis created by the collapse of the center-right government of Prime Minister Emil Boc in October.
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