The main candidates for the presidential elections in Romania made statements on Sunday evening after the announcement of exit poll results, which place Marcel Ciolacu, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) candidate, current prime minister, with over 20% of the votes, and Elena Lasconi, the candidate of the Save Romania Union (USR), with 18% of votes, in the first two places, informs Agerpres.
"I thank all the Romanians who voted today. It was a clear signal that democracy in Romania is strong and I am glad that the vote took place without major incidents, especially since at this moment I am also the prime minister of Romania. (...) Their vote was a positive vote for balance and stability, for things that matter," said Ciolacu. According to him, one thing is "extremely clear" - "behind the results obtained by each of the candidates are the Romanians, regardless of their political option".
"The Romanians have shown that they do not want this PSD - PNL Government. Today's vote is practically a censure motion. 75% of Romanians voted otherwise, not with the PSD. Parliamentary elections are coming. We need a Government that will reform Romania. Next week I will talk to all the rightist forces and all the democratic forces in this country to prepare for a parliamentary majority", Elena declared Lasconi, at the USR headquarters.
She emphasized that she does not want to enjoy "prematurely" the results indicated by the exit polls in the presidential elections and urged the delegates from the polling stations to be very attentive to the vote counting process. "As you can see, the score is very close. Great attention in all polling stations, at each ballot", said the USR leader.
"It is an exercise in democracy and it is an image that shows that there is room for everyone on the political stage in Romania. At the moment we only have estimates. I ask all those who work in the polling stations to be as serious as they have been until now, and to complete the whole process to the end", declared the president of the National Liberal Party (PNL), Nicolae Ciuca.
"The Romanian people cried for peace and they cried very loudly, extremely loudly. If the political parties had had little time to listen and less time to speak, maybe this cry would not have been so loud, and this cry for peace was not a cry of joy, it was one of suffering", declared independent candidate Calin Georgescu, ranked third in exit polls, with 16%.
The president of the Hungarian Democratic Union in Romania (UDMR), Kelemen Hunor, credited at the exit from the polls with about 4% of the votes, declared that every vote he received honored him, showing that supporting a candidate in the second round will be discuss after the parliamentary elections.
"It is important to support us also in the parliamentary elections as well, to have a strong voice and to be a force in the Romanian Parliament, because quite difficult decisions are coming for every person, for every community in this country", said Hunor, adding: "for us, the second round is the parliamentary elections".
The second round of the presidential election in Romania will take place on December 8, and the parliamentary elections on December 1.
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