Romanians have elected to the presidency the successful mayor of Sibiu
17 November, 2014 - 18:10
November 16, 2014. Romanian presidential candidate Klaus Iohannis celebrates his victory in the election run-off, with protesters in central Bucharest. Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta conceded shock defeat in Romania’s presidential race on Sunday after exit polls showed centre-right candidate Iohannis had staged a surprising comeback / REUTERS photo
Oana POPESCU, director, Center for Conflict Prevention and Early Warning, Bucharest:
“I think it was less a vote for Klaus Iohannis than an anti-establishment vote. It was rather a vote for change, for how democracy should work, because citizens saw that they were still not represented properly.
In other words, it was a vote for a more democratic model of governance.”
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