Pro-Western parties in Romania will likely seek to form a coalition following Sunday's parliamentary election, but a surge of support for far-right nationalists looms over the upcoming presidential runoff.
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00:00On the streets of Bucharest, Romanians are responding cautiously to the outcome of Sunday's
00:07parliamentary election. Final results on Monday show that pro-Western parties won the most
00:13votes and will look to form a coalition government. But increased parliamentary seats for the
00:18far right could make it difficult to form a majority and reach agreements.
00:22I am a bit afraid, because so many things have happened in the past, and with this alliance
00:29between them, nothing has been beneficial for us. But at least we have hope, we have hope
00:37that we are the majority, the majority that can make the decisions. It's not 30% of the
00:44extremists that don't have full power, no matter how many alliances they make.
00:52On Sunday, the second round of the presidential election will take place, of which analysts
00:57say the outcome would clarify the political situation in Romania.
01:02It's still a very complicated phase. A lot of things have not been resolved. Some important
01:07things have been resolved, but there are still things to be resolved. The important thing
01:11is that we can form a majority, that we don't have a suspended parliament. And this is the
01:17best thing. Majorities can be created, depending on the direction. And then it is clear that
01:23the decisive factor will be the future president, in the name of a prime minister and in the
01:29coalition of majorities.
01:32The nationalist independent candidate Kalin Dzerdzescu won the most votes in the first
01:36round of the presidential election. He will go head-to-head with liberal candidate Elena
01:41Lasconi in the second round next Sunday.