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President wins re-election

Romanian President Traian Basescu narrowly won re-election, final results showed yesterday, but the leftist opposition said it had proof of fraud and would contest the official tally.

Results with 95 percent of ballots counted showed Basescu had won 50.43 percent, versus 49.57 for Social Democrat leader Mircea Geoana. Basescu must name a new government that can restart talks over a stalled 20-billion-euro rescue loan deal.