Iohannis, the leader of the center-right National-Liberal Party and mayor of the Transylvanian city of Sibiu, was voted by 6,242,825 people, while socialist Prime Minister Victor Ponta was voted by 5,211,097people. The voter turnout was 62.04%.
In the first round of presidential elections, held on November 2, only 30% of voters cast ballots in Iohannis’ favor, compared to 40% for Ponta.