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 cancelled presidential election and why it matters
Forty-eight hours before Romanians were due to vote in a presidential election run-off, the whole process was scrapped because of an unprecedented ruling by the constitutional court. The court's decision to annul the first round came after a far-right independent candidate,
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.
Romania's election rerun
Romanians had been due to go to the polls again on Sunday in a second-round run-off vote to decide their next president. The choice was between independent far-right candidate Călin Georgescu and the pro-Western centrist Elena Lasconi. The two candidates were running neck and neck in the polls.
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 recount in first round of presidential election
Romania’s top court ordered a vote recount in the first round of the presidential election, it said on Thursday, in a ruling observers said risked tarnishing the credibility of state institutions ahead of two more ballots.
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 Top Court Scraps Presidential Election
Romania's constitutional court on Friday cancelled the country's presidential election following allegations of Russian interference in favour of the far-right frontrunner, just two days ahead of the run-off.
Romania Starts Talks on New Cabinet After Cancelled Vote
Romania’s pro-European parties kicked off talks on Monday for a new government following the shock cancellation of a presidential vote whose first round was won by a fringe Russia-friendly candidate.
Romania arrests armed men headed for Bucharest after cancelled vote
Dozens of armed men were arrested on their way to the Romanian capital to take part in protests against the decision to scrap presidential elections because of alleged Russian interference. The frontrunner in the annulled vote,
Romania's far-right presidential candidate denounces canceled vote at closed polling station
Romania’s far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu has protested outside a closed polling station against a top court ...
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Romania’s election crisis: A stark warning for NATO nations on Russian meddling
Romanian institutions could have better protected the elections had they not underestimated the rise of the far right and ...
Romania carries out searches in election financing probe after vote annulled
Romanian prosecutors searched several properties on Saturday in an investigation into potential illegal financing in the ...
Romania’s top court annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate
A top Romanian court has annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, days after declassified ...
Searches conducted in Romania over illicit funding of presidential candidate – Reuters
Romanian investigators searched several homes on Saturday, 7 December, investigating the illicit financing of a presidential ...
Romania hit by major election influence campaign, amid Russian cyber-attacks
Romania's intelligence service reveals details of what it says is an attempt from abroad to meddle in the country's ...
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Romanian Social Democrat PM Marcel Ciolacu supports presidential candidate Elena Lasconi
Social Democrat (PSD) prime minister Marcel Ciolacu announced his support for USR leader Elena Lasconi in the second round of ...
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Romania’s surprise front-runner says he’s not pro-Russia
Calin Georgescu, the independent candidate for presidency who won the first round of presidential elections, speaks after an ...