Romania votes for a new president with far-right seeking win

Romanians began voting in the first round of a presidential election on Sunday. The frontrunners for the largely ceremonial role are Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), and George Simion of the far-right nationalist Alliance for the Union of Romanians.

Thirteen candidates are running overall, with the top two to face off in a second-round vote on December 8.

Polls opened at 7 a.m. local time (0500 UTC) and will close at 9 p.m. Romanians abroad began casting…