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Romania Poll Shows Geoana in Lead
Bucharest | 03 December 2009 |
According to a poll by INSOMAR, contracted by Realitatea TV, which was conducted between 28 and 29 November 2009, 54 per cent of respondents said they will vote for Geoana, with 46 per cent favouring Basescu.
Support for Geoana has risen marginally. A survey conducted by the same institute on 11 October showed Geoana with 50.6 per cent of the vote.
The first round of elections on 22 November failed to give any candidate a majority. Final results gave Basescu 32 per cent of the vote, followed by Geoana with 31 per cent. Since no candidate garnered more than 50 per cent of the vote, a run-off is scheduled for 6 December.
Geoana's chances of success rose substantially when Crin Antonescu, who finished in third place, threw his support behind the Social Democratic Party leaders.
The poll included 11,971 interviewees and is representative of Romania's voter population. Interviews were conducted in all Romanian counties and six districts of the City of Bucharest - the sample included 133 urban communities and 339 rural communities.
