NewsIn writes that according to data provided at 10 p.m. (Bucharest and Chisinau time), 88,500 Romanians living abroad voted in the Romanian presidential election. This is an all-time high, considering the fact that turnout during the presidential election in 2004 was 39,000. Voting will continue until 7 a.m., Bucharest and Chisinau time, because Romanians living in the U.S. are still voting.
Moldova had one of the highest turnout rates: 8,700 people voted there, which makes up about 10 percent of the total number of diaspora voters.
About 25,000 people voted in Italy and 20,000 voted in Spain.
Romania opened 13 polling stations in Moldova.
According to exit poll data, incumbent Traian Basescu and Social Democrat Mircea Geoana will go on to the second round.
No data on the preferences of Romanians living in Moldova is available yet.
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