Romanians elect new lawmakers, seek end to political turmoil
A woman wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection exits a voting cabin in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A woman wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection exits a voting cabin in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Dec. 06, 2020 05:22 AM EST
A woman casts her vote in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A woman casts her vote in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Dec. 06, 2020 05:33 AM EST
An election official wearing a protective outfit against the COVID-19 infection waits before taking a mobile ballot box to people with mobility issues or quarantined in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

An election official wearing a protective outfit against the COVID-19 infection waits before taking a mobile ballot box to people with mobility issues or quarantined in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Dec. 06, 2020 05:42 AM EST
A woman casts her vote in a mobile ballot box in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A woman casts her vote in a mobile ballot box in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Dec. 06, 2020 05:42 AM EST
A child wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection places and adult's vote into the ballot box in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A child wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection places and adult's vote into the ballot box in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Dec. 06, 2020 05:50 AM EST
A child holds a voting stamp in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A child holds a voting stamp in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Dec. 06, 2020 05:50 AM EST
A woman wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection exits a voting cabin in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A woman wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection exits a voting cabin in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Dec. 06, 2020 05:21 AM EST
An election official hands a voting stamp to a voter from behind a plastic screen in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)

An election official hands a voting stamp to a voter from behind a plastic screen in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)

Dec. 06, 2020 12:00 PM EST
An election official wearing a protective outfit against the COVID-19 infection waits before taking a mobile ballot box to people with mobility issues or quarantined in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

An election official wearing a protective outfit against the COVID-19 infection waits before taking a mobile ballot box to people with mobility issues or quarantined in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Dec. 06, 2020 05:32 AM EST
A child wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection places an adult's vote into the ballot box in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A child wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection places an adult's vote into the ballot box in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Dec. 06, 2020 05:51 AM EST
A woman wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection exits a voting cabin in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A woman wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection exits a voting cabin in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Dec. 06, 2020 05:21 AM EST
A man wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection exits a voting cabin in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A man wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection exits a voting cabin in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Dec. 06, 2020 05:50 AM EST
An election official wearing a protective outfit against the COVID-19 infection takes a mobile ballot box to people with mobility issues or quarantined in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

An election official wearing a protective outfit against the COVID-19 infection takes a mobile ballot box to people with mobility issues or quarantined in the village of Branesti, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Dec. 06, 2020 05:42 AM EST
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis adjusts his mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection after casting his vote in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis adjusts his mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection after casting his vote in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Dec. 06, 2020 05:58 AM EST
A woman exits a voting cabin in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A woman exits a voting cabin in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Dec. 06, 2020 05:34 AM EST
An election official assists an elderly voter at a station in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

An election official assists an elderly voter at a station in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Dec. 06, 2020 05:33 AM EST
An election official measures the body temperature of a voter in Dragomiresti Vale, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)

An election official measures the body temperature of a voter in Dragomiresti Vale, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)

Dec. 06, 2020 11:59 AM EST
Election officials, some wearing protective suits against the COVID-19 infection, take a mobile ballot box to people with mobility issues or quarantined in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)

Election officials, some wearing protective suits against the COVID-19 infection, take a mobile ballot box to people with mobility issues or quarantined in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)

Dec. 06, 2020 12:16 PM EST
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection waves as he arrives at a voting station in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection waves as he arrives at a voting station in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Voting started in Romania's legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability after five years of political and social turbulence with more than 18 million Romanians registered to vote for a new legislative body. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Dec. 06, 2020 05:58 AM EST