(9 Dec 2012) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of USL (Social Liberal Union) ruling coalition headquarters, zoom in to leaders approaching podium
2. Photographer
3. Mid of USL leaders waiting for partial results
4. Cameramen
5. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Crin Antonescu, USL leader:
"Today's vote not only means the victory of a political coalition, it is indeed the highest score an alliance has achieved from 1990 until today. But this vote is more than that. It's a victory against the Basescu regime along with all it has meant."
6. Journalist tweeting reactions
7. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Daniel Constantin, USL leader:
"Today is the victory of a political project named the Social Liberal Union that has at its basis the trust and the cooperation between various political leaders and those who formed this union against another political project that had only schism as its basis."
8. Reporter writing on laptop
9. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Liviu Dragnea, Chief of the USL campaign:
"Romanians have decided today that they want a USL majority and a USL government, with Victor Ponta as prime minister."
10. Reporters using laptops
11. Wide of HQ with leaders giving statements
12. Cameras
13. Close up of Dragnea, pull out to mid of leaders leaving
STORYLINE
Romania's centre-left government won a clear victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections, according to exit polls, but the result could inflame the personal rivalry between the nation's top two officials and bring yet more political upheaval.
The prime minister's governing alliance had about 57 percent of seats in the 452-seat legislature, according to a poll published after elections on national television TVR, followed by a centre-right group allied to President Traian Basescu, which polled over 18 percent.
A populist party headed by a media tycoon won about 13 percent according to the poll.
First results are expected on Monday.
"It's a victory against the Basescu regime with all it has meant," said Crin Antonescu, one of the Social Liberal Union (USL) leaders.
Basescu and Ponta are bitter rivals after the government tried to remove Basescu from office in an impeachment vote in July - a bid that failed as too few people voted to make the election valid.
Basescu has indicated he won't appoint Ponta again, calling him a ''compulsive liar'' and saying he plagiarised his doctoral thesis.
Ponta says Basescu is a divisive figure who has overstepped his role as president by meddling in government business.
Basescu could nominate someone else, but his choice would have to be approved by parliament.
If his candidate fails in two rounds of voting parliament could be dissolved.
As he voted, Basescu again accused the government of the former communist country of failing to devote itself to democratic reforms.
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