Romanian leftists ahead in parliamentary race, poll shows, coalition partner slides


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  • Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: omanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu delivers a speech at the government headquarters, in Bucharest, Romania, June 15, 2023. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS/File Photo

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's ruling leftist Social Democrats would get most votes in a Dec. 1 parliamentary election, with a far right opposition party leapfrogging the centre-right Liberals into second place, a survey showed on Wednesday.

European Union and NATO member Romania holds a two-round presidential contest on Nov. 24 and Dec. 8, with a parliamentary election scheduled in between, on Dec. 1.

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