Thousands of people gathered in Bucharest to celebrate after ethnic German mayor Klaus Iohannis decisively defeated Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta in a presidential runoff.
Ponta had been the favorite to win. However, Iohannis, mayor of the city of Sibiu, who promised to crack down on corruption, scored a surprise victory.
With 76 percent of the votes counted early on Monday, Iohannis was leading with 54.8 percent while Ponta had 45.2 percent. Ponta conceded defeat late on Sunday.
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