BUCHAREST – Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta looked set Monday for a closer-than-expected victory in the first round of the presidential election despite fears he could reverse reforms aimed at tackling rampant corruption in one of Europe’s poorest countries.The first official results showed Ponta taking 37.5 per cent of the vote with close to a fifth of ballots counted.”I am delighted that so many Romanians have voiced confidence in my programme which aims at developing Romania and ending discord,” Ponta said.But the race is tighter than expected, with his main rival, 55-year-old liberal Klaus Iohannis from the German-speaking minority, on …read more
Source: AsiaOne
