PresidentialElections2025/ Third day of voting in the diaspora, polling stations to close at 9:00 pm, Romania time
Romanians in the diaspora with a right to vote have been going to the polls since Friday to choose the one who will lead the country for the next five years, with voting set to end at 9:00 pm, Romania time, on Sunday.
Romanian citizens who are abroad on election day can vote in the 965 polling stations set up abroad for this year's presidential elections, regardless of whether or not they have their domicile or residence outside the country.
The most polling stations abroad are located 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.
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Polling stations abroad are open, also in the second round of voting, for three days - Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday, May 18, voting takes place between 7:00 am (local time) and 9:00 pm (Romania time).
On the third day of voting abroad - May 18, polling stations organized in areas with a time zone ahead of Romania's (where local time will reach 9:00 pm before Romania reaches that time) close at 9:00 pm local time. In this situation, voters who at 9:00 local time are at the headquarters of the polling station abroad, as well as those who are in line outside the polling station to enter the polling station, may exercise their constitutional right until 11:59 pm local time at the latest.
Polling stations abroad organized in areas located in the same time zone as Romania's (local time will reach 9:00 pm at the same time) close at 9:00 pm local time. In this situation, voters who at 9:00 pm local time are in line to vote may exercise their right to vote until 11:59 pm local time at the latest.
Polling stations abroad organized in areas with a time zone behind Romania's (local time will be reached at 9:00 pm after Romania reaches that time) close at 9:00 pm, Romania time. In this situation, voters who are in line at 9:00 pm, Romania time, can exercise their right to vote until 11:59 pm, Romania time, at the latest.
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At the same time, Romanian voters abroad could also vote by mail. According to the AEP, 3,139 Romanians in the diaspora voted in the second round of voting in this way.
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In the first round of voting, 973,129 Romanian citizens voted in the diaspora, in total. AGERPRES (RO - writing by: Georgiana Tănăsescu, EN - writing by: Cristina Zaharia)
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