Incumbent Romanian President Klaus Iohannis won a presidential run-off Sunday, according to pollster IRES.
“WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO REPAIR”
Exit polls showed that Iohannis, from the center-right National Liberal Party (PNL), garnered 66.5% of the vote, followed by his rival, Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader and former prime minister Viorica Dancila, with 33.5%.
Iohannis said in a speech that modern, European Romania won.“After this victory, we have a lot of things to do, to repair,” he said in a statement.
Romania has around 18 million voters and more than 9 million Romanian citizens went to the polls.
Turnout was 47% in the first round.