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Romania’s top court annulled the first round of presidential elections on Friday over allegations that Russia interfered to prop up far-right outsider Calin Georgescu, who won the first round ...
Cristian Andrei, a political consultant based in Bucharest, said the court's decision amounts to a “crisis mode situation for Romanian democracy.” “In light of the information about the external interference, the massive interference in elections, I think this was not normal but predictable, because it’s not normal times at all, Romania ...
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania's top court annulled the result of the first round of the country's presidential election on Friday, adding that the entire election process would have to be rerun.
The same court last week ordered a recount of the first-round votes, which added to the myriad controversies that have engulfed a chaotic election cycle. Following a recount, the court then validated the first-round results on Monday. Many observers have expressed concerns that annulling the vote could trigger civil unrest.
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On 6 December 2024, the 2024 presidential election was annulled by the Constitutional Court of Romania, 48 hours before the second round was to be held, due to suspected Russian intervention on behalf of independent candidate, Călin Georgescu, who took a shock lead in the first round with 23%. [3]
The Romanian far-right presidential candidate at the centre of a Russian electoral meddling scandal turned up at the place he would have voted in on Sunday, saying the Constitutional Court's ...
Presidential elections were held in Romania on 24 November 2024. [1] [2] [3] A second round was due to be held on 8 December 2024 as no candidate achieved an absolute majority in the first round. [2] [4] [3] However, on 6 December 2024 the Constitutional Court annulled the election, alleging that a Russian influence operation had impacted