Romania's President Basescu casts his ballot next to his wife Maria at a voting station in Bucharest
Romania's President Traian Basescu casts his ballot next to his wife Maria at a voting station in Bucharest November 2, 2014. Romanians seem likely to propel Prime Minister Victor Ponta into the presidency in elections beginning on Sunday, consolidating his leftist Social Democrat party's hold on power, but raising questions about judicial independence. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (ROMANIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)