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Update: 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.

Update: By Sunday afternoon (15:00 Bucharest time), over 1.2 million Romanians have voted abroad for the country's next president. That's some 220,000 more votes than the overall total in the first round.

The countries with the largest turnout are Italy (210,000), Germany (196,000), the UK (186,000), and Spain (140,000). Over 127,000 Romanians voted...

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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