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11 June 2008 Bucharest _ Romania's Prime Minister has asked the Interior Minister to assure better security at the second round of local elections on Sunday.
Calin Popescu Tariceanu's move came after the first round of voting on June 1 was cancelled in a village near Bucharest, because overcrowding at a polling station meant some villagers were apparently unable to vote.
The Interior Minister, Cristian David, assured the Government that more police would be sent to polling stations but also to patrol the streets.
He said that in every county there would be mobile groups of security personnel who would patrol and resolve in less than an hour claims for possible electoral fraud.
”I think this is the most efficient way to assure security at the polls stations as it is hard to prove fraud after they had been committed,” David pointed out.
He said that the number of voting cabins would be increased to prevent any more cases of overcrowding.
In voting for the June 1 poll, David said the authorities had proof that voters were given € 300 to vote for a candidate in Stefanesti village outside Bucharest. Read more: http://balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/10649
Hundreds of people, mostly Roma, crowded outside the local polling station, so many voters were unable to vote.
David said there will be an investigation, claiming there was “real evidence that the vote was influenced.”
The elections in Stefanesti will be repeated on Sunday.
Over 600 incidents were registered in the electoral campaign and at the first round of voting, police say.
1,474 mayors will be elected on Sunday in the second round of the election.
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