High turnout of 23.6% at 1pm in Romania's parliamentary elections

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The vote comes just one week after a highly controversial first round of the presidential race, which saw relatively unknown populist candidate Călin Georgescu win 23% of the vote.

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00:00Polling stations have opened in Romania, where millions are casting their ballots in the

00:05parliamentary election.

00:07It comes just one week after a controversial first round of the presidential race and a

00:12sandwich between the runoff vote set for next week.

00:15And while the president has significant decision-making powers in Romania, it's the prime minister

00:20that heads the government.

00:21Last week's presidential vote saw far-right independent candidate Kellin Georgescu win

00:2623 percent of the vote.

00:28Georgescu's win has been marred with controversy, with Romania's top court requesting a recount

00:34of votes and launching a probe into potential foreign interference.

00:38Georgescu's campaign, promoted only via social media platform TikTok, has often displayed

00:43anti-NATO and anti-EU rhetoric.

00:46Political analysts have been reluctant to predict the outcome of Sunday's parliamentary

00:50vote.

00:51Many are waiting to see if the political tide has shifted in Romania and has veered towards

00:56populist politics.

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