Romania’s leftists set to top polls in parliamentary election, but far-right populists see big gains

Associated Press

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s Social Democratic Party looks set to win the most votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election, electoral data shows, while far-right populists are on track to make significant gains in the country’s legislature. The voting suggested widespread anti-establishment sentiment in the European Union and NATO member country. Incomplete electoral data showed the leftist PSD leading the polls, with the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians in second place. They were followed by the center-right National Liberal Party and the reformist Save Romania Union party. It was the biggest turnout in a parliamentary election since 2004. Two smaller far-right parties are on track to enter parliament.