Romanians vote in presidential poll with PM tipped to win

Romanians voted on Sunday to choose their next president, with current Prime Minister Victor Ponta the overwhelming favourite to win.
The 42-year-old social democrat goes into the second round of voting with 54 percent support, according to the latest opinion polls, clearly ahead of his conservative opponent, Klaus Iohannis.
Everything seems to be in the former lawyer's favour to ensure victory in one of the European Union's poorest countries. Ponta has the political experience, the support of the hugely influential Romanian Orthodox Church and a boost from the strengthening economy.
"I voted so that our parents can live in a better country and our children have a future here in Romania," Ponta said as he voted with his wife and two children in tow.
For his part Iohannis, 55, from Romania's ethnic German minority, seems uncomfortable in front of the cameras, and has faced accusations he is a not a "real Romanian".