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Supporters of Romanian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Victor Ponta attend a Halloween party organized by Social Democratic Party (PSD) in Bucharest October 31, 2014. Ponta looked set to win the first round of presidential elections in Romania Sunday amid fears that, if elected, he would rein in the justice system. The 42-year-old centre-left politican has enjoyed a comfortable lead over 13 other candidates and looks set to face 55-year-old liberal Klaus Iohannis, from the German-speaking minority, in a second round on November 16.The elections are seen as crucial for Romania, as well as central Europe, at a time when democracy has suffered setbacks in some neighbouring countries, such as Hungary, and as the Ukraine crisis has shaken relations between the European Union and Russia. (Photo by Daniel Mihailescu/AFP Photo)
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