Both Candidates - Basescu and Geoana - claim win in Romania vote

Both candidates in Romania's presidential election have claimed victory after early exit polls showed leftist challenger Mircea Geoana with a slim lead over center-right incumbent Traian Basescu.

"Together, we won," Geoana told supporters. "This is a beautiful night for Romanian democracy."

But Basescu said that "correct counting of votes" showed that he had defeated Geoana in the tense runoff ballot.

Two exit polls broadcast after polls closed gave Geoana the lead.

A survey by CURS agency for public television TVR said Geoana had 50.8 percent of ballots cast by 5:00 p.m. UTC, versus 49.2 percent for Basescu.

Another poll by agency INSOMAR showed Geoana ahead 51.6 percent to 48.4 percent.

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