The ruling center-left Social Democratic Party claimed around 22% of the vote, four points ahead of the populist Alliance for the Union of Romanians.
Both have possible routes to form a coalition government.
With attention now turning to the presidential run-off when surprise first-round winner Calin Georgescu takes on pro-EU liberal Elena Lasconi.
Aljosa Milenkovic reports from Romania.
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Both have possible routes to form a coalition government.
With attention now turning to the presidential run-off when surprise first-round winner Calin Georgescu takes on pro-EU liberal Elena Lasconi.
Aljosa Milenkovic reports from Romania.
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00:00Romania's election has failed to produce a decisive winner.
00:05The ruling centre-left Social Democratic Party claimed around 22% of the vote, four points
00:12ahead of the Populist Alliance for the Union of Romanians.
00:17Both have possible routes to form a coalition government.
00:20But all attention now will turn to the second round of the presidential election next week,
00:26and surprise first-round winner Kalin ÄorÄescu will take on pro-EU liberal Elena Laskoni.
00:35The pair are both insurgents, promising a break from the establishment, but hold opposing
00:40views on many major issues, including the conflict in Ukraine.
00:45The incoming president will hold the power to choose which party should get first go
00:50at forming a government, and their decisions would likely be very different.