Romanians return to polls in election which could propel ultranationalist to power

A woman casts her vote in the first round of the presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania (Vadim Ghirda/AP)

Romanians are casting ballots on Sunday in a critical presidential election redo after last year’s annulled vote plunged the European Union (EU) and Nato member country into its worst political crisis in decades.

Eleven candidates are vying for the presidency and a May 18 run-off is expected. Polls opened at 7am local time (4am GMT) and will close at 9pm (6pm GMT).