Romania Votes For President With Liberal Incumbent Favoured
November 10, 2019
Romania voted in the first round of a presidential election on Sunday, with pro-European incumbent Klaus Iohannis the favourite to win, potentially adding to a liberal fightback against the region’s prevailing nationalism.
Iohannis of the centre-right National Liberal Party (PNL) repeatedly clashed with the beleaguered government of the left-wing Social Democrat (PSD) party, which collapsed last month.
His main rival in the presidential vote, the PSD’s Viorica Dancila, served as prime minister for the government which took power in 2016.