Both candidates claim victory in Romania race

[demoleft]

Source: ap

BUCHAREST, Romania – Both candidates claimed victory in Romania's presidential election Sunday even as exit polls showed the country's left-leaning ex-foreign minister just ahead of the incumbent.

Mircea Geoana, the ex-foreign minister and leader of the left-leaning Social Democrats, claimed victory, calling the results of the exit polls "a victory for normalcy, a victory for decency, for all citizens who want a better life."

But incumbent Traian Basescu immediately disputed the outcome, saying that exit polls were deceptive.

"You will see the manipulations on the television stations, which have been manipulating for three years. Today you can trust me fully when I tell you I won," he said.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091206/ap_on_re_eu/eu_romania_presidential_election

[iandhr]

1. If I understand correctly

That these are exit polls not official results. Maybe both of them should wait for the official results to come in before clamming victory.

[Andronex]

2. Exit polls are usually very accurate...

two exceptions being the 2000 and 2004 US presidential elections...

[iandhr]

3. My point exactly

There are times when they are not.

Since both candidates say the one it will be embarrassing for the person who looses