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Romanians abroad show up for the most important presidential elections in the last 30 years

May 17, 2025

Romanians abroad have mobilized massively to vote in the second round of the country’s presidential elections.

The vote in Diaspora started on Friday morning, and by Saturday evening (at 19:00), over 609,000 Romanians had already cast their votes. The turnout is almost 90% higher than the one recorded at the same time in the first round.

Over 100,000 Romanians have already voted in the UK while Germany and Italy were close with 97,000 voters each. Over 70,000 Romanians also...

The text of this article has been partially taken from the publication:
https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-presidential-elections-may-2025-record-turnout-abroad
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