(ANSA-AFP) - BUCHAREST, 04 MAG - Polls opened in Romania on Sunday in a rerun of November's annulled presidential election, with a far-right candidate again expected to win the first round. The Constitutional Court cancelled the last vote won by NATO critic Calin Georgescu, who has been barred from the rerun, with fellow far-right politician George Simion now looking like the favourite. Polls opened at 7:00 am (0400 GMT) and close at 9:00 pm, with exit polls expected shortly afterwards. Georgescu was excluded from the rerun following a massive TikTok campaign and claims of Russian interference, sparking sometimes violent protests. He has effectively been replaced by Simion, one of 11 presidential hopefuls vying for the largely ceremonial but influential foreign policy post in Sunday's first round. The latest opinion polls put Simion, leader of the nationalist AUR party, on course to win the rerun first-round vote. He has said he hopes to turn what he calls last year's "stolen" election into a victory on Sunday. Campaigning on a promise to put Romania first, the 38-year-old frontrunner is expected to pick up at least some of Georgescu's votes. "This time, we'll steal the second round from them," said Simion, pressing for a first-round win, which would require more than 50 percent of the vote. Simion has largely campaigned online, partly in a bid to woo Romania's influential overseas voters. (ANSA-AFP).