Romania's 2024 presidential elections: Voting outside of the country starts on November 22
<p>Romanian citizens voting outside of the country can cast their ballot in the first round of this year's presidential elections starting November 22.</p>

<p>The first polling station to open abroad will be in Auckland, New Zealand. It will open on Friday, November 22, the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP) <a href="https://www.roaep.ro/prezentare/comunicat-de-presa/comunicat-de-presa-privind-inceperea-votarii-in-sectiile-de-votare-din-strainatate-organizate-cu-ocazia-alegerilor-prezidentiale-din-anul-2024/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">said</a>.</p>

<p>The process of voting abroad in the first round of the presidential elections will take place over three days, from Friday, November 22 to Sunday, November 24.</p>

<p>On Friday, November 22, the polling stations will be open between 12.00 and 21:00. On Saturday, November 23, and on Sunday, November 24, they will be open between 7:00 and 21:00, AEP announced. On Sunday, the program may be extended until 23:59 at the latest, if people are still queuing to vote.</p>

<p>A total of 950 polling stations were established abroad, 35 more than the 915 set up for the June 9 elections, when Romania's representatives in the European Parliament were elected.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The list of polling stations set up abroad by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the 2024 presidential elections is available <a href="https://www.mae.ro/sites/default/files/file/anul_2024/alegeri_2024/lista_sectii.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p>The data regarding voter turnout will be available in real time, once the first polling stations abroad open, on the website of the Permanent Electoral Authority, at <em>prezenta.roaep.ro</em>.</p>

<p>AEP has made available several guides for voters <a href="https://www.roaep.ro/prezentare/alegeri-prezidentiale-2024-2/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><em>simona@romania-insider.com</em></p>