The Foreign Affairs Ministry sent the Permanent Electoral Authority the list with the proposals for 965 locations of polling stations to be organized abroad for Romania's presidential election this May.The most polling stations are proposed in Italy (and Malta) - 161; Spain - 147; the United Kingdom - 108; France (and the Principality of Monaco) - 69; the Republic of Moldova - 64; the USA - 50; Belgium - 29; the Netherlands - 23.Compared to the situation at the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections, for this year's ballot, 29 stations were relocated to nearby localities or areas, either as a result of consultations with representatives of the Romanian communities, or for better coverage of various areas in order to facilitate the voters' access to the polling stations.The Foreign Ministry specifies that in the case of five polling stations in France, the United Kingdom and Spain, different addresses will be used between the two rounds of the presidential election.Also, just like in the case of the 2024 elections, for objective reasons, balloting places will not be organized in the following states: Afghanistan (the Romanian troops have been withdrawn from the said theaters of operations), Rostov-on-Don (consular office closed), Odessa (the activity of the consular office is temporarily suspended), Sudan (the mission's activity is taken over by the Addis Ababa Regional State Administration), Venezuela (diplomatic mission closed), Libya (the mission was relocated to Tunis), and Pyongyang (the mission's activity is temporarily suspended).In accordance with the legal provisions in force, in no more than three days from receiving the Foreign Ministry's proposals, the Permanent Electoral Authority approves by decision the proposals for the locations of the polling stations abroad and publicly releases the final list of the said precincts.Compared to the previous year, 15 new polling stations were proposed in 2025 in addition to the 950 stations organized abroad for the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.Voting abroad in the presidential election takes place over three days in each voting round (May 2, 3 and 4, respectively May 16, 17 and 18), with ballot casting beginning on all three days at 07:00 local time. On Fridays and Saturdays, voting ends at 21:00 local time, and on Sunday the process closes at 21:00 Romanian time.All enfranchised Romanian citizens who are out of the country at that time can vote at the precincts organized abroad, based on a valid identity document issued by the Romanian authorities.More details about exercising the right to vote in the 2025 presidential election can be found on the website of the Foreign Affairs Ministry at https://www.mae.ro/node/66216.
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