Romania’s future parliament and government will continue the country’s strong pro-EU, pro-NATO and pro-Ukraine national strategy, despite a surge by ultra-nationalist contenders.
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00:00Romania's future parliament and government will continue the country's strong pro-EU,
00:06pro-NATO and pro-Ukraine national strategy.
00:10The leftist Social Democratic Party has won almost 23% of the vote and have an almost
00:165% advantage over their closest contenders.
00:20And while they've topped the polls for a second consecutive election, far-right populists
00:24have made considerable gains.
00:27The Alliance for the Unity of Romanians won the second most votes, sitting at just over
00:3218%.
00:33But the scores of the pro-EU camp show that the future parliamentary majority and government
00:40will continue Romania's pro-West course as NATO's eastern flank main country.
00:47But the rise of the ultra-nationalist parties is a sobering reality for Romania's political
00:54scene.
00:55A strong turnout in voting is the result of the shock result of the first round of
01:00the presidential election.
01:02Monday morning we will find out the official results.
01:07Vitalie Cogiocari, Euronews Romania.