Romanian hard-right candidate Simion leads presidential election, exit polls show

(Corrects spelling of Nicusor Dan)

BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romanian hard-right candidate George Simion was ahead in a presidential election first round, followed by centrist candidate Crin Antonescu, an exit poll showed on Sunday.

A separate exit poll put Simion in first place and centrist candidates Antonescu and Nicusor Dan neck and neck in second.

(Reporting by Luiza Ilie and Elizaveta Gladun)