Romanian president to face former PM in presidential runoff

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Baby Sonia is held by her mother as she casts her vote at a polling station in Sintesti, Romania, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Romania held a presidential election Sunday after a lackluster campaign that has been overshadowed by the country's political crisis, which saw a minority government installed just a few days ago. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

BUCHAREST – Romanian election authorities say President Klaus Iohannis will face Viorica Dancila, the recently ousted former prime minister, in the Nov. 24 presidential runoff.

The Permanent Electoral Authority said Monday that the center-right Iohannis got 36.9% of the valid votes, while Dancila received 23.4%. A runoff is needed because no one got more than 50% of the votes in Sunday's first round.

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Dan Barna, of the Save Our Romania party, was third with 14.2% support.

The election has been overshadowed by Romania's political crisis, which recently saw a fourth prime minister take office in less than three years.

Dancila's Social Democratic government lost a no-confidence vote in October and was replaced last week by a minority government led by Prime Minister Ludovic Orban's National Liberal Party.


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