No Romanian election winner as attention turns to presidency

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The ruling center-left Social Democratic Party claimed around 22% of the vote, four points ahead of the populist Alliance for the Union of Romanians.   Both have possible routes to form a coalition government.  With attention now turning to the presidential run-off when surprise first-round winner Calin Georgescu takes on pro-EU liberal Elena Lasconi.   Aljosa Milenkovic reports from Romania.  #Romania #Election

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00:00Romania's election has failed to produce a decisive winner.

00:05The ruling centre-left Social Democratic Party claimed around 22% of the vote, four points

00:12ahead of the Populist Alliance for the Union of Romanians.

00:17Both have possible routes to form a coalition government.

00:20But all attention now will turn to the second round of the presidential election next week,

00:26and surprise first-round winner Kalin Đorđescu will take on pro-EU liberal Elena Laskoni.

00:35The pair are both insurgents, promising a break from the establishment, but hold opposing

00:40views on many major issues, including the conflict in Ukraine.

00:45The incoming president will hold the power to choose which party should get first go

00:50at forming a government, and their decisions would likely be very different.

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