Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, the Social Democrat (PSD) candidate, takes the lead in the first round of the presidential election. Reactions pour in from Ciolacu's campaign headquarters and key challengers, including Elena Lasconi from the centre-right USR and George Simion from the hard-right AUR.
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