Run-off election in Romania
Published:Tuesday | November 24, 2009 | 9:02 AM
A run-off vote is expected in Romania after none of the 12 candidates won outright in the first round of Sunday\'s presidential election.
With three quarters of votes counted, centre-right President Traian Basescu has secured around a third of the votes.
His main rival, Social Democrat Mircea Geoana, trails him by 3 per cent.
Amid political crisis, Romania has been in the hands of a caretaker government since the fall of Prime Minister Emil Boc\'s centre-right government in October.
A run-off vote putting Mr Basescu against Mr Geoana is expected to be held on December 6.