Romanians with a right to vote in the diaspora have three days to choose who will lead the country for the next five years, being expected at the polling stations, in the second round of voting, on May 16, 17 and 18.
In the 965 polling stations in the diaspora organized for this year’s presidential elections, Romanian citizens who are abroad on election day can vote, regardless of whether or not they have their domicile or residence outside the country.
The most polling stations are in Italy and Malta – 161, Spain – 147, Great Britain – 108, France and the Principality of Monaco – 69, the Republic of Moldova – 64, the USA – 50, Belgium – 29, the Netherlands – 23.
For this year’s elections, 29 stations were relocated to nearby localities or areas, either as a result of consultations with representatives of the communities of Romanian citizens, or for better coverage of communities from various areas, in order to facilitate their access to the polling stations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows.
The MAE specifies that in the case of five polling stations in France, Great Britain and Spain, different addresses will be used between the two rounds of the presidential elections.
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Polling stations abroad will be open, also in the second round, for three days, as follows:
* Friday, May 16, between 7:00 am and 9:00 pm (local time)
* Saturday, May 17, between 7:00 am and 9:00 pm (local time);
* Sunday, May 18, between 7:00 am (local time) and 9:00 pm (Romanian local time).
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At the same time, Romanian voters abroad have the possibility of voting by mail.
A number of 6,085 applications for voting by mail out of the 6,496 submitted in this regard on the portal www.votstrainatate.ro met the legal conditions, the Permanent Electoral Authority announced.
According to the AEP website, most applications for voting by mail were registered in Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, France, the United States, Italy and Spain.
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In the first round of voting, 973,129 Romanian citizens voted in the diaspora.
AGERPRES
