Social Democrats 'take huge lead in Romania elections'

Two exit polls are giving Romania's left-leaning Social Democrats a huge lead in a parliamentary election, a year after a major anti-corruption drive forced the last Socialist prime minister from power.

The Social Democratic Party scored about 45% while the centre-right Liberals came second with about 21% of the vote, according to polling institute CURS-AVANGARDE and the Romanian Institute for Evaluation and Strategy.