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Romania PM admits election defeat Romania PM Ponta admits defeat in presidential election
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Romanian PM Victor Ponta has conceded victory in the country's presidential run-off to centre-right candidate Klaus Iohannis. The Romanian Prime Minister, Victor Ponta, has conceded victory in the country's presidential run-off to centre-right candidate Klaus Iohannis.
"I called Mr Iohannis and I congratulated him," Mr Ponta, a Social Democrat, told reporters."I called Mr Iohannis and I congratulated him," Mr Ponta, a Social Democrat, told reporters.
Exit polls were unclear over the result of the vote. Early results are expected on Monday. Exit polls were unclear over the outcome of the vote. Early results are expected on Monday.
Romania is one of the EU's most corrupt member states, something which Mr Iohannis has vowed to tackle.
Correspondents say the outcome of the election may have been decided by Romania's large diaspora.Correspondents say the outcome of the election may have been decided by Romania's large diaspora.
Many of the four million Romanians living abroad are said to be disillusioned with Mr Ponta.
After the first round of voting, there were protests at polling stations in Paris, London, and other cities when voters had to queue for hours, with some unable to vote, leading to the resignation of the foreign minister last week.
Corruption crackdown
Mr Ponta was leading in the opinion polls and had beaten Mr Iohannis, the mayor of Sibiu, in the first round of the presidential election.Mr Ponta was leading in the opinion polls and had beaten Mr Iohannis, the mayor of Sibiu, in the first round of the presidential election.
But many of the four million Romanians living abroad are said to be disillusioned with him. "We are a democratic country," Mr Ponta said outside the headquarters of his Social Democratic Party on Sunday. "The people are always right."
"We are a democratic country," Ponta said outside the headquarters of his Social Democratic Party on Sunday. "The people are always right."
Mr Ponta, 42, had promised to reduce the budget deficit, increase pensions and the minimum wage.Mr Ponta, 42, had promised to reduce the budget deficit, increase pensions and the minimum wage.
Mr Iohannis, 55, promised to crack down on corruption and to strengthen the independence of the judicial system. As prime minister, he oversaw economic growth and political stability in Romania, the EU's second-poorest state after Bulgaria.
In his election campaign, Mr Iohannis, 55, promised to crack down on corruption and to strengthen the independence of the judicial system.