BUCHAREST—Romania’s centrist President Klaus Iohannis easily won a presidential runoff vote on Sunday, Nov. 24 as expected, crushing his socialist challenger on a pledge to restart a judicial reform slowed down by successive Social Democrat (PSD) governments.
An exit poll conducted by IRES pollster showed Iohannis garnered 66.5 percent of votes followed by Dancila with 33.5 percent. Another pollster, CURS-Avangarde showed Iohannis winning with 64 percent.
By Radu Marinas
