Romanians voted on Sunday for the first round of a closely contested presidential election. While results are expected later in the evening, exit polls showed George Simion, Crin Antonescu, and Nicusor Dan are expected to lead,

Far-right Eurosceptic candidate George Simion is projected to win the first round of Romania’s presidential election on May 4, gaining nearly 40% of the votes with a majority of polling stations reporting.

AUR party leader George Simion is ahead in Romania's presidential election, with 40% of votes in his favour, according to preliminary results. Meanwhile, two pro-West candidates are embattled for second place to enter the run-off.