To date, the EU’s seventh-most populous country has confirmed more than 500,000 cases of COVID-19 and more than 12,000 deaths.Īccording to most preelection polls, the centre-right National Liberal Party, known by its Romanian acronym PNL, will become the nominal winner of the election with more than 30% of the vote.Ī child wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection places an adult's vote into the ballot box in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec.