Polls open in what is expected to be first round of Romania's presidential election

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There are 13 candidates in the running for Romania’s top job, including two clear favourites, but none of them are expected to gain an absolute majority, meaning the presidential race will go to a run-off on 8 December.

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00:00Voting is underway across Romania in what's widely expected to be the first round presidential election.

00:09Thirteen candidates are vying for the presidency and the vote is likely to go to a second round in early December.

00:16Leading in the polls is Prime Minister Marcel Ceaușescu, who's backed by the Social Democratic Party.

00:23He's currently polling at around 24% and represents the conservative nationalist side of the party.

00:30But far-right nationalist George Simeon is also in with a chance of winning, currently polling at 15%.

00:37The anti-European nationalist recently praised Donald Trump and denied allegations that he's a Russian spy.

00:44The second round is scheduled for the 8th of December.

00:48That's a week after parliamentary elections on the 1st, meaning Romania's whole political landscape could look very different before the end of the year.

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