PresidentialElection2025/Diaspora turnout by 11:00 AM stands at over 23,300 voters
Over 23,300 voters turned out to vote at polling stations abroad by Friday at 11:00 AM (Romanian time) to vote in the second round of the presidential election, according to real-time data provided by the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP).
According to AEP, from the opening of the polls on Thursday evening at 10:00 PM (Romanian time) until Friday at 11:00 AM, 23,350 Romanian citizens had voted in person.
Additionally, 3,139 voters cast their ballots by mail, bringing the total number of votes cast abroad to 26,489.
The countries with the highest number of Romanian voters were: Italy - 3,432, Germany - 2,694, Spain - 2,209, United Kingdom - 1,772, France - 1,074.
The data is available in real-time on the website prezenta.roaep.ro.
Voting in the diaspora for the presidential elections is taking place over three days, from Friday to Sunday:
*Friday, May 16, from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM (local time);
*Saturday, May 17, from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM (local time);
*Sunday, May 18, from 7:00 AM (local time) to 9:00 PM (Romanian time).
At the 965 polling stations abroad organized for this year's presidential elections, Romanian citizens abroad on the day of the election can vote regardless of whether they have a residence or domicile abroad. AGERPRES (RO - writing by: Alina Novaceanu; EN - writing by: Adina Panaitescu)
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