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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