People walk past a banner depicting Victor Ponta, Romania's Prime Minister and leader of ruling leftist coalition in Bucharest October 28, 2014. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel
OPTASI-MAGURA Romania (Reuters) - Romanians are likely to move Prime Minister Victor Ponta into the presidency in elections that start on Sunday, offering one of Europe's poorest countries political stability but raising concerns about judicial independence.
Backed by a well-oiled party machine, Ponta has led opinion polls in the run-up to the Nov. 2/16 vote, trumpeting a record of easing the painful spending cuts and tax hikes Romanians endured in a 2009-10 recession.
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