The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, won the second round of the presidential elections in that country convincingly today, according to the results of the exit poll.
The conservative Iohannis won 66,5 percent of the votes, and the former Prime Minister, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Vijorika Dančila, 33,5 percent, announced the IRES organization, which conducted the exit poll.
In the first round of elections two weeks ago, Iohannis won 37,8 percent of the vote, and Dančila 22,2 percent.
Official preliminary election results are expected later this evening.
The results based on the exit polls are based on the questioning of the voters for whom they voted, immediately after leaving the polling station.
Iohannis promised to continue the fight against corruption and strengthen the rule of law in the country with 19,4 million inhabitants.
He said today that he voted "for a modern, European, normal Romania", while Dancila promised "more engagement, work and dedication to the Romanian people".
On October 10, the parliament voted no confidence in Dančila's government, which has come under the burden of accusations of corruption and criticism of the European Union for judicial reforms, which are interpreted as endangering the rule of law and the independence of judges.
On November 4, MPs voted in a new, minority government headed by Ludovic Orban from the National Liberal Party, which was previously headed by Iohannis.
Iohannis often clashed with Dancila and her party over judicial reforms and other laws. The opposition and critics of the government worry about the easing of anti-corruption laws, thanks to which in previous years indictments were brought against several dozen people, including government members, members of parliament and a Romanian member of the European Parliament.
Public anger resulted in frequent, massive anti-corruption protests in Bucharest and other cities.
It is expected that Iohannis and Orban, who have the same ideological roots and values, would work together to strengthen measures in the fight against corruption.
Although it has been a member of the EU since 2007, poverty is widespread in Romania, and more than 25 percent of the population lives on less than 5,5 dollars a day, according to a World Bank study last year.
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