(24 Nov 2024)
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Bucharest, Romania - 24 November 2024
1. Various of George Simion, presidential candidate and the leader of the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, waiting for his wife to cast her vote
2. Simion posing with his wife
3. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) George Simion, far right presidential candidate from Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR):
“I just want to ask Romanians to go and vote, asking young people to go and vote because the future is theirs and our country, Romania, is theirs. I'm asking the elderly to go and vote and know that we respect them and that we thank them. They gave us a country without debts, we thank our parents and grandparents for how much they worked for us.“
4. Simion leaving with his wife
STORYLINE:
Romanian presidential candidate George Simion, the leader of the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, or AUR, was at a polling station with his wife on Sunday as the country voted in the first round of presidential elections.
Simion is running against incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, backed by Romania’s largest party, the Social Democratic Party or PSD.
“I just want to ask Romanians to go and vote, asking young people to go and vote because the future is theirs and our country, Romania, is theirs," Simion said outside a polling station on Sunday.
The election could pit the far-right nationalist against the incumbent leftist prime minister in the runoff.
Thirteen candidates are vying for the presidency in the European Union and NATO member country, and the vote is expected to go to a second round on December 8.
Polls opened at 7.00 a.m. local time (0500GMT) and will close at 9.00 p.m. (1900GMT). Romanians abroad have been able to vote since Friday.
By 2 p.m. (1200GMT), 4.8 million people — about 27% of eligible voters — had cast ballots, according to the Central Election Bureau.
The presidential role carries a five-year term and has significant decision-making powers in areas such as national security, foreign policy, and judicial appointments.
AP Video shot by Nicolae Dumitrache
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