Romania vote set to give boost to region's liberalsRomanian President Klaus Iohannis is favourite to win Sunday's first round electionBUCHAREST - Romania's pro-European President Klaus Iohannis is the favourite to win the first round of the country's election Sunday, potentially adding to a liberal fightback against the region's prevailing nationalism. The beleaguered left-wing government collapsed in a no-confidence vote last month. The diaspora predominantly votes for liberal candidates and Romanian missions abroad have set up three times as many polling stations as at the last vote in anticipation of high turnout. Polls indicate Dancila will face a tough fight for second place with 44-year-old Dan Barna standing for the recently formed pro-European Save Romania Union (USR) party. In total 14 candidates are standing and 18.2 million people are eligible to vote.

Source: Bangkok Post November 10, 2019 05:48 UTC