The leader of the National Salvation Front, Ion Iliescu, went on to be elected president.

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Might Romania, if Ion Iliescu, an old communist, becomes president again, as he might, slip further south-east?

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According to published returns, the Front candidate, Ion Iliescu, won the presidential election and his forces gained large majorities in both houses of parliament.

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