PresidentialElection2025/AEP: 24.46% voter turnout as of 1:00 PM
As of 1:00 PM, 4,399,722 voters had cast their ballots in the first round of the presidential election, representing 24.46% of the total number of registered voters, according to real-time data provided by the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP).
In urban areas, 2,749,926 voters cast their votes, while in rural areas there were 1,649,796 voters.
A total of 35,903 voters cast their ballots using mobile ballot boxes.
Out of the 4,399,722 voters who had voted by 1:00 PM, 3,835,889 voted inside Romania (21.32% turnout), 563,833 voted abroad, of whom
559,727 on supplementary lists and 4,106 by mail voting. Voting abroad started Friday at 7:00 AM local time and continues until Sunday at 9:00 PM (Romania's time).
Counties with highest turnout:
Ilfov - 28.77%
Arges - 26.15%
Giurgiu - 25.01%
Constanta - 24.60%
Prahova - 24.51%
Olt - 24.45%
Counties with lowest turnout:
Satu Mare - 15.20%
Vaslui - 15.24%
Covasna - 16.55%
Maramures - 17.31%
Bistrita-Nasaud - 17.37%
Bucharest turnout: 21.81%, with the following turnout in a sector breakdown:
Sector 1 - 24.86%
Sector 2 - 22.67%
Sector 3 - 18.16%
Sector 4 - 22.78%
Sector 5 - 20.23%
Sector 6 - 24.43%
All data is updated in real time on www.roaep.ro.
In comparison, at the same hour in the 2024 first round, which was later annulled, the turnout was 21.99%. AGERPRES (RO - writing by: Alina Novaceanu; EN - writing by: Adina Panaitescu)
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