ROMANIA, Bucharest : The guard awaits for the official inauguration ceremony for Basescu's successor at the Cotroceni presidential palace in Bucharest December 21, 2014. Basescu's successor, Klaus Iohannis, is the first Romanian president to come from the country's German minority.

Klaus Iohannis, candidate for presidency of Romania from the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) takes part in an electoral meeting in Ploiesti on October, 2014. The leader of the rightwing opposition Klaus Iohannis, member of the German minority, gave Saturday kick off his campaign for the presidential election of November 2, promising "more action and less talk "in front of about 10,000 supporters in central Bucharest. Iohannis, 55, is the presidential candidate of the ACL composed of the two main opposition parties, the liberal (PNL) and the liberal-democrats (PDL). According to several surveys, it is best placed to reach the second round of this scrutiny (on November 16), when he would face the Social Democratic Prime Minister Victor Ponta.

Klaus Iohannis, candidate for presidency of Romania from the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) takes part in an electoral meeting in Ploiesti on October, 2014. The leader of the rightwing opposition Klaus Iohannis, member of the German minority, gave Saturday kick off his campaign for the presidential election of November 2, promising "more action and less talk "in front of about 10,000 supporters in central Bucharest. Iohannis, 55, is the presidential candidate of the ACL composed of the two main opposition parties, the liberal (PNL) and the liberal-democrats (PDL). According to several surveys, it is best placed to reach the second round of this scrutiny (on November 16), when he would face the Social Democratic Prime Minister Victor Ponta.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis waves after exit polls were published, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019. An exit poll by the IRES independent think tank shows incumbent Klaus Iohannis easily winning a second term in the country’s presidential election.

ROMANIA, Bucharest: Opposition presidential candidate Klaus Iohannis getting in his car after confronting his counter candidate, the Romania premier Victor Ponta, in the first televised debate, as seen in Bucharest on November 11, 2014. Prime minister Victor Ponta looked set to win the first round of presidential elections in Romania amid fears that, if elected, he would rein in the justice system. The 42-year-old centre-left politician 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 neighboring countries, such as Hungary, and as the Ukraine crisis has shaken relations between the European Union and Russia.

Klaus Iohannis, candidate for presidency of Romania from the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) takes part in an electoral meeting in Ploiesti on October, 2014. The leader of the rightwing opposition Klaus Iohannis, member of the German minority, gave Saturday kick off his campaign for the presidential election of November 2, promising "more action and less talk "in front of about 10,000 supporters in central Bucharest. Iohannis, 55, is the presidential candidate of the ACL composed of the two main opposition parties, the liberal (PNL) and the liberal-democrats (PDL). According to several surveys, it is best placed to reach the second round of this scrutiny (on November 16), when he would face the Social Democratic Prime Minister Victor Ponta.

Klaus Iohannis, candidate for presidency of Romania from the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) takes part in a book signing event dedicated exclusively to women, as seen in Bucharest on October 13, 2014. The leader of the rightwing opposition Klaus Iohannis, member of the German minority, gave Saturday kick off his campaign for the presidential election of November 2, promising "more action and less talk "in front of about 10,000 supporters in central Bucharest. Iohannis, 55, is the presidential candidate of the ACL composed of the two main opposition parties, the liberal (PNL) and the liberal-democrats (PDL). According to several surveys, it is best placed to reach the second round of this scrutiny (on November 16), when he would face the Social Democratic Prime Minister Victor Ponta.

Klaus Iohannis, candidate for presidency of Romania from the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) takes part in a book signing event dedicated exclusively to women, as seen in Bucharest on October 13, 2014. The leader of the rightwing opposition Klaus Iohannis, member of the German minority, gave Saturday kick off his campaign for the presidential election of November 2, promising "more action and less talk "in front of about 10,000 supporters in central Bucharest. Iohannis, 55, is the presidential candidate of the ACL composed of the two main opposition parties, the liberal (PNL) and the liberal-democrats (PDL). According to several surveys, it is best placed to reach the second round of this scrutiny (on November 16), when he would face the Social Democratic Prime Minister Victor Ponta.

Klaus Iohannis, candidate for presidency of Romania from the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) takes part in a book signing event dedicated exclusively to women, as seen in Bucharest on October 13, 2014. The leader of the rightwing opposition Klaus Iohannis, member of the German minority, gave Saturday kick off his campaign for the presidential election of November 2, promising "more action and less talk "in front of about 10,000 supporters in central Bucharest. Iohannis, 55, is the presidential candidate of the ACL composed of the two main opposition parties, the liberal (PNL) and the liberal-democrats (PDL). According to several surveys, it is best placed to reach the second round of this scrutiny (on November 16), when he would face the Social Democratic Prime Minister Victor Ponta.

ROMANIA, Bucharest: Victor Ponta, the Romanian premier and left wing leader, flanked by his wife Daciana Sarbu (L) and Gabriela Vranceanu Firea (R), preparing to meet his counter candidate, the opposition leader Klaus Iohannis (not seen), in the second televised debate, as seen in Bucharest on November 12, 2014. Prime minister Victor Ponta looked set to win the first round of presidential elections in Romania amid fears that, if elected, he would rein in the justice system. The 42-year-old centre-left politician 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 neighboring countries, such as Hungary, and as the Ukraine crisis has shaken relations between the European Union and Russia.

ROMANIA, BUCHAREST - OCT 28: Klaus Iohannis, the right wing presidential candidate, preparing to meet his counter candidate, the Romania premier, Victor Ponta (not seen), in the second televised debate, in Bucharest on November 12, 2014. Prime minister Victor Ponta looked set to win the first round of presidential elections in Romania amid fears that, if elected, he would rein in the justice system. The 42-year-old centre-left politician 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 neighboring countries, such as Hungary, and as the Ukraine crisis has shaken relations between the European Union and Russia. Mugur VARZARIU/Getty Images/Newsweek.

ROMANIA, Bucharest: Romania's presidential candidate Prime Minister Victor Ponta leaving the TV Station after a TV debate with presidential candidate Klaus Iohannis, as seen in Bucharest on November 12, 2014. Leftist Ponta is widely expected to win the presidential election in a November 16 run-off vote against Iohannis, an ethnic German mayor backed by two centre-right parties, trumpeting his record of easing austerity and cutting some taxes in his two years in office.

Klaus Iohannis, candidate for presidency of Romania from the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) takes part in a book signing event dedicated exclusively to women, as seen in Bucharest on October 13, 2014. The leader of the rightwing opposition Klaus Iohannis, member of the German minority, gave Saturday kick off his campaign for the presidential election of November 2, promising "more action and less talk "in front of about 10,000 supporters in central Bucharest. Iohannis, 55, is the presidential candidate of the ACL composed of the two main opposition parties, the liberal (PNL) and the liberal-democrats (PDL). According to several surveys, it is best placed to reach the second round of this scrutiny (on November 16), when he would face the Social Democratic Prime Minister Victor Ponta.

ROMANIA, BUCHAREST - NOV 11: Klaus Iohannis, the right wing presidential candidate, debating Victor Ponta (not seen), in the third televised debate, in Bucharest on November 12, 2014. Prime minister Victor Ponta looked set to win the first round of presidential elections in Romania amid fears that, if elected, he would rein in the justice system. The 42-year-old centre-left politician has enjoyed a comfortable lead over 13 other candidates and will 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 neighboring countries, such as Hungary, and as the Ukraine crisis has shaken relations between the European Union and Russia. Mugur VARZARIU/Getty Images/Newsweek.

ROMANIA, Bucharest : The car awaiting for the outgoing Romanian President Traian Basescu and his wife Maria attending an official inauguration ceremony for Basescu's successor at the Cotroceni presidential palace in Bucharest December 21, 2014. Basescu's successor, Klaus Iohannis, is the first Romanian president to come from the country's German minority.

Kalus Iohannis, the current Romanian president, voting for a second term, as see at Jean Monnet High School in Bucharest on November 10, 2019.

ROMANIA, Sibiu: Opposition presidential candidate Klaus Iohannis addressing the media after casting their ballot at a voting station in Sibiu on November 16, 2014. Prime minister Victor Ponta won the first round of presidential elections in Romania amid fears that, if elected, he would rein in the justice system. The 42-year-old centre-left politician has enjoyed a comfortable lead over 13 other candidates and is facing the 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 neighboring countries, such as Hungary, and as the Ukraine crisis has shaken relations between the European Union and Russia.

ROMANIA, BUCHAREST - OCT 28: Klaus Iohannis, the right wing presidential candidate, preparing te record an electoral message, in Bucharest on October 28, 2014. His contracandidate, prime minister Victor Ponta looked set to win the first round of presidential elections in Romania amid fears that, if elected, he would rein in the justice system. The 42-year-old centre-left politician 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 neighboring countries, such as Hungary, and as the Ukraine crisis has shaken relations between the European Union and Russia. Mugur VARZARIU/Getty Images/Newsweek.

ROMANIA, Sibiu: Opposition presidential candidate Klaus Iohannis and his wife Carmen Iohannis attending Sunday Mass in Sibiu on November 2, 2014. Prime minister Victor Ponta looked set to win the first round of presidential elections in Romania amid fears that, if elected, he would rein in the justice system. The 42-year-old centre-left politician 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 neighboring countries, such as Hungary, and as the Ukraine crisis has shaken relations between the European Union and Russia.

ROMANIA, Bucharest : Klaus Iohannis (M) moments before he will be sworn in as Romania's new President at a Parliament assembly in Bucharest December 21, 2014. Klaus Iohannis is the first Romanian president to come from the country's German minority.

ROMANIA, Bucharest : Klaus Iohannis is sworn in as Romania's new President at a Parliament assembly in Bucharest December 21, 2014. Klaus Iohannis is the first Romanian president to come from the country's German minority.

ROMANIA, Sibiu: Opposition presidential candidate Klaus Iohannis and his wife Carmen Iohannis casting their ballot at a voting station in Sibiu on November 16, 2014. Prime minister Victor Ponta won the first round of presidential elections in Romania amid fears that, if elected, he would rein in the justice system. The 42-year-old centre-left politician has enjoyed a comfortable lead over 13 other candidates and is facing the 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 neighboring countries, such as Hungary, and as the Ukraine crisis has shaken relations between the European Union and Russia.

Theodor Paleologu, a right wing candidate in the presidential race, delivering his second interview, as seen at the PMP headquarter in Bucharest on November 10, 2019.

Theodor Paleologu, a right wing candidate in the presidential race, making last minutes notes on his speech for the results announcement, as seen at the PMP headquarter in Bucharest on November 10, 2019.

Viorica Dancila, president of PSD and the second runner after the first voting round two weeks ago, speaks to media after casting her ballot in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, November 24, 2019. Voting got underway in Romania's presidential election after a lackluster campaign overshadowed by a political crisis which saw a minority government recently installed.

Klaus Iohannis, the Romanian president and the first runner after the first voting round two weeks ago, exits a voting cabin in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, November 24, 2019. Voting got underway in Romania's presidential election after a lackluster campaign overshadowed by a political crisis which saw a minority government recently installed.

Viorica Dancila, president of PSD and the second runner after the first voting round two weeks ago, exits a voting cabin in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, November 24, 2019. Voting got underway in Romania's presidential election after a lackluster campaign overshadowed by a political crisis which saw a minority government recently installed.

ROMANIA, Bucharest : People shout slogans during a protest against Romanian prime minister and presidential candidate Victor Ponta on November 14, 2014, in Bucharest. Thousands of Romanians took to the streets Friday calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Victor Ponta, favorite to win a presidency runoff this weekend, after a scandal over Romanians prevented from voting abroad.

ROMANIA, Bucharest : A woman waves a flag and shouts slogans during a protest against Romanian prime minister and presidential candidate Victor Ponta on November 14, 2014, in Bucharest. Thousands of Romanians took to the streets Friday calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Victor Ponta, favorite to win a presidency runoff this weekend, after a scandal over Romanians prevented from voting abroad.

ROMANIA, Bucharest : Riot police forces guarding the PSD party headquarters during a protest against Romanian prime minister and presidential candidate Victor Ponta on November 14, 2014, in Bucharest. Thousands of Romanians took to the streets Friday calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Victor Ponta, favorite to win a presidency runoff this weekend, after a scandal over Romanians prevented from voting abroad.

Klaus Iohannis, the Romanian president and the first runner after the first voting round two weeks ago, exits a voting cabin in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, November 24, 2019. Voting got underway in Romania's presidential election after a lackluster campaign overshadowed by a political crisis which saw a minority government recently installed.