Romanians vote in the parliamentary elections Sunday to elect a new parliament for the next four years, with over 18 million people registered for the vote.
Voting will begin at 7:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) and end at 9:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).
This is the first time in the country voters will elect the new parliament by a uninominal vote.
The uninominal system replaced the old voting system this year where ballots were cast for an entire list of candidates selected by each political party rather than choosing individual candidates.
A total of 2,965 candidates are running for seats in the parliament, with 2,070 of them for 315 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 895 for 137 members in the Senate, the Central Electoral Bureau said.
The candidates are mostly from six parliamentary parties: the Social Democratic Party, the Conservative Party, the National Liberal Party, the Democratic-Liberal Party, the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania and the Greater Romanian Party.
In addition, six non-parliamentary parties and 31 independents are also running in the race.
Romania has 43 electoral divisions, among which 41 for each of its counties, one for the capital city of Bucharest and one for Romanians residing abroad.
Under the new election law, eligible voters who will not be in the locality where they reside on election day cannot vote.
Source: Xinhua
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