Pro-Western parties come out on top despite far-right gains in Romania election

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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.

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