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00:00...arrived together at the polling station to cast their ballots at the same time.
00:04Callan Georgescu, the former far-right candidate who was declared ineligible to run,
00:10and George Simeon, the man who replaced him in this election and who is favored to win.
00:18We're here with only one possibility, a return to constitutional order and democracy.
00:25I am here to denounce the fraud, the fraud in this election.
00:31Once again, accusations of fraud from the man excluded from the presidential race by the Constitutional Court.
00:38His ban coming in the wake of the unprecedented cancellation of November's vote due to allegations of Russian interference.
00:46The move sparking one of Romania's worst political crises.
00:50Elsewhere in the country, the ten other candidates in the running also cast their ballots under the watchful eyes of OSCE election observers.
01:01Among them, Kryn Antonescu, a liberal candidate from the ruling coalition,
01:07and Nicosor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest, another centrist who aligns with Europe.
01:12I want to continue down the European path that Romania must take, a Euro-Atlantic direction.
01:24These elections are crucial to avoid chaos.
01:28It's our last chance to return to normal.
01:30At stake, the direction of Romania.
01:36The EU and NATO member has been a crucial ally in Ukraine's fight against Russia.
01:42But if Simeon wins, he's vowed to cut aid to Kyiv.
01:45If no candidate garners more than 50% of the vote,
01:49then a second runoff between the top two contenders will be held on May 18.