After the votes were counted, and following intensive backroom negotiations, it was former Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana who had won the party chairmanship, with 964 votes in favour and 541 against.
După numărarea voturilor şi după negocieri intensive în culise, fostul ministru de externe Mircea Geoană a câştigat conducerea partidului, cu 964 de voturi pentru şi 541 împotrivă.