And the polls are open! An estimated 740,000 Romanians in the diaspora have two days to vote in the parliamentary elections. At 07:00 this morning, 21,500 Romanians abroad had already cast their ballot. This issue of Romanian Dispatch is dedicated to the elections. We interviewed renowned sociologist Dumitru Sandu about the Romanian electorate and what the likely outcome of the elections will be.

Romanian Dispatch #16 (November 28 – December 4, 2020)