Why Romania cancelled a pro-Russian presidential candidate
A month ago Mr Georgescu was seen as a crankish no-hoper, drawing about 5% in polls. But in the first round of the election on November 24th he came first with 23%. Just before the second-round run-off against Elena Lasconi, a lacklustre centre-right candidate, one poll had him leading with 58%. This was a political earthquake.
Romania Is Out to Prove Its Election Was Worth Cancelling
Romanian authorities raced to piece together how a little-known pro-Russian candidate won the first round of a presidential election that’s now been annulled as they carried out a crackdown of surging extremist forces.
Romania’s top court annuls presidential election result
Romania’s constitutional court has annulled the country’s 2024 presidential election process in a historic decision, meaning the first round which saw far-right ultranationalist candidate Calin Georgescu emerge as a narrow leader will now not count.
Why Romania annulled presidential election results and what’s next
Manipulation on TikTok and foreign interference in the election were the reasons why Romania's Constitutional Court annulled the results of the first round of the presidential election. However, there are also purely political calculations involved.
Romania Annuls Presidential Election Over Russian Interference Allegations
Politicians on both sides of the aisle are unhappy with the Constitutional Court’s decision to rerun the election.
U.S. denounces alleged Russian election interference in Romania
Russian efforts to influence the election process in Romania run counter to democratic governance, U.S. officials said after Romania's Constitutional Court nixed a run-off presidential election on Friday.
Romania’s Top Court Orders Rerun of Presidential Election
Romania’s top court ordered a restart to the presidential race following allegations of Russian meddling in the election, marking the first time in the country’s history that a vote has been annulled.
Romania’s cancelled presidential election
That Romania’s top court had to intervene is unfortunate. Yet apparent earlier failures by electoral, legal and media watchdogs to prevent what was going on left the authorities with few good choices.
Romania's election canceled amid claims of Russian interference
Officials just annulled the first round results, citing a TikTok social media campaign. Others ask, 'is this democracy'?
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Romania's cancelled presidential election and why it matters
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Romania's far-right presidential candidate denounces canceled vote at closed polling station
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Romania carries out searches in election financing probe after vote annulled
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Searches conducted in Romania over illicit funding of presidential candidate – Reuters
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