Bucharest, Nov 25, 2024 (AFP) - Romania's pro-Western PM knocked out in presidential vote

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2024-11-25

Romanian pro-Western Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, tipped to win a presidential vote, was out of the race on Monday, near-complete results showed. Ciolacu was in third position with 19.16 percent of the ballot in Sunday's election after 99 percent of the vote was counted. Pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu was in pole position with 22.94 percent of the ballot, followed by Elena Lasconi, the centre right mayor of a small town. ani-anb/ach/cw ...

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