UPDATE Exit Polls: Traian Basescu first in Sunday presidential elections, Mircea Geoana second, Crin Antonescu third. Basescu and Geoana go into second round

Duminică, 22 noiembrie 2009, 21:03 English | Top News

Incumbent President Traian Basescu is the winner of the first round of Romania's presidential elections on Sunday, according to all four exit polls ordered by TV stations, with differences of at least 2 points and at most 3.2 points to the second placed, Mircea Geoana. All four exit polls place Liberal candidate Crin Antonescu third. Basescu and Social Democratic candidate Geoana go into second round.

UPDATE
INSOMAR/Realitatea TV exit-poll at 9 p.m., closing polls: Traian Basescu - 32.8 %, Mircea Geoana - 31.2%, Crin Antonescu - 22.2 %.
CCSB/Antena 3 exit-poll at 9 p.m., closing polls: Traian Basescu - 34.0%, Mircea Geoana - 30.4%, Crin Antonescu - 22.4%


The results of the four exit polls at 7 p.m.:

* CCSB/Antena 3 TV station: Traian Basescu 34.1%, Mircea Geoana 30.9 %, Crin Antonescu 22.1%
* CSOP si Ires/B1 - Vox News TV stations: Traian Basescu 33.2%, Mircea Geoana 30.3%, Crin Antonescu 22%
* CURS/TVR 1 public TV station: Traian Basescu 33.72%, Mircea Geoana 31.44%, Crin Antonescu 21.53%
* Insomar/Realitatea TV: Traian Basescu 32.8%, Mircea Geoana 31.7%, Crin Antonescu 21.8%

All other candidates have scored less than 5% according to the four polls.

• The CSOP/IRES poll for B1-Vox News TV stations shows the following results: Kelemen Hunor (Hungarian Democrats) - 4.9%, C.V. Tudor (Greater Romania Party) - 3.9%, Sorin Oprescu (Bucharest mayor, independent candidate) - 3.2%, Gigi Bercali (New Generation Party) - 0.9%

Complete CCSB- Antena 3 results, 7 p.m.:

• Basescu 34.1%
• Geoana 30.9%
• Antonescu 22.1%
• Oprescu 3.4%
• Vadim 3.6%
• Kelemen 3.6%
• Becali 1.4%
• Remus Cernea 0.4%

Complete CSOP/B1 - Vox News results, 7 p.m.:

• Traian Basescu 33.2%
• Mircea Geoana 30.3%
• Crin Antonescu 22%
• Kelemen Hunor 4.9%
• C.V. Tudor 3.9%
• Sorin Oprescu: 3.2%
• Gigi Bercali: 0.9%

Complete Insomar-Realitatea TV results, 7 p.m.:

• Traian Basescu 32.8%
• Mircea Geoana 31.7%
• Crin Antonescu 21.8%
• Corneliu Vadim Tudor 4%
• Kelemen Hunor 3.6%
• Sorin Oprescu 3.5%
• George Becali 1.7%.
• Remus Cernea 0.4%

Complete CURS-TVR 1 results, 7 p.m.:

• Traian Basescu: 33.72%
• Mircea Geoana: 31.44%
• Crin Antonescu: 21.53%
• Sorin Oprescu: 3.18%
• Kelemen Hunor: 3.26%
• C.V. Tudor: 4.22%
• Gigi Becali: 2%