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 election rerun
A Romanian court has annulled the first round of the country's presidential election after Russia allegedly ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outsider who won the first round.
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 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 court annuls presidential election result amid Russian interference allegations
Romania’s constitutional court annulled the result of the country’s first-round presidential election on Friday, saying it had received evidence of alleged Russian interference.
Romania election results thrown out after Russian interference claims
Romania’s constitutional court threw out the results of the election’s first round and delayed the second round. The sitting government says there was a vast influence effort by a foreign actor to boost the candidacy of a candidate dubbed as pro-Russian,
Romania's top court upholds presidential election first-round result
Romania's Constitutional Court on Monday validated the shock first-round result in its presidential election, setting the stage for a run-off vote on Dec. 8 that could upend the country's pro-Western orientation and erode backing for Ukraine.
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 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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