BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Dozens of candidates standing for office in Romania's local elections on Sunday are either already subject to graft investigations or have not been sufficiently screened for any past abuses of power, anti-corruption groups say.
Data compiled by Reuters showed around a third of the some 350 local officials under investigation or sent to trial since 2012 are running -- with many confident of securing office.
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