“I believe that through unity and truth, through competence, we can get out of this terrible crisis and put Romania first,” says Victor Ponta, candidate for the Romanian presidency, during a press conference. Ponta previously held the role of prime minister but was forced to resign in 2015 following massive anti-corruption protests against his Social Democrats-led government sparked by a deadly nightclub fire. He is running as an independent in the first round of Romania’s presidential election on Sunday 4 May. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES