Romania’s President Iohannis Wins Re-Election

Romania’s President Iohannis Wins Re-Election
Liberal party President Ludovic Orban (L) and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis wave on stage during an European Parliament electoral rally in Bucharest, Romania on May 18, 2019. Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo, File photo
Reuters
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BUCHAREST—Romania’s centrist President Klaus Iohannis easily won a presidential runoff vote on Sunday as expected, crushing his socialist challenger on a pledge to restart a judicial reform slowed down by successive Social Democrat (PSD) governments.

An exit poll conducted by IRES pollster showed Iohannis garnered 66.5 percent of votes followed by Dancila with 33.5 percent. Another pollster, CURS-Avangarde showed Iohannis winning with 64 percent.

By Radu Marinas