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Romania's top court annuls results of presidential election's first round
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Romania's constitutional court has annulled the first round of the country's presidential election, citing concerns over the correctness and legality of the electoral process. The decision was made after declassified documents alleged Russia had run a coordinated online campaign in the election. The first round was won by far-right candidate Calin Georgescu, who polled in single digits but surged to victory. The annulment of the results means that the election process will have to be restarted from scratch, with a second round that was due to take place on Sunday being cancelled. The court's decision has significant implications for Romania's future, as the country is a strategically important NATO member.
We are concerned about mounting indications of co-ordinated foreign online influence operation targeting ongoing Romanian elections, especially on TikTok.
Nine politically appointed judges, scared that a candidate outside the system had all chances to become Romania's president, decided to annul Romanians' will.
We are faced with an imbalance of the State's three powers. The Romanian people are sovereign and no one can stop me, because I am their representative. I'm writing a page in history that the current system won't be able to erase. This is quite simply an organized coup d'état. Our democracy is in danger.
The economy is collapsing, democracy is being destroyed and the country is heading for anarchy.
Today, the Romanian State has brought democracy to its knees.
The constitutional court's decision is illegal, amoral and crushes the very essence of democracy, voting.
Romania's hard-earned progress anchoring itself in the transatlantic community cannot be turned back by foreign actors seeking to shift Romania's foreign policy away from its western alliances.
We have already been cooperating with the Commission and will continue to do so.
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sources
- 1.BBC
- 2.South China Morning Post
- 3.Le Monde
- 4.CNN
- 5.The Guardian
- 6.The Washington Post
- 7.France 24
- 8.CTV News
- 9.The Times
- 10.The Times of India
- 11.Al Jazeera
- 12.Agence France-Presse
perspectives
- 1.Russian Foreign Policy
- 2.Russia-Ukraine War
- 3.Election
- 4.Protests
- 5.Rise of Far-Right in Europe
- 6.Social Media
- 7.European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen
- 8.Multilateralism
- 9.Electoral Fraud
- 10.Hungary under Viktor Orbán
- 11.Enlargement of the European Union
countries
organizations
- 1.TikTok
- 2.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- 3.European Union
- 4.European Commission
- 5.Save Romania Union
- 6.Social Democratic Party
- 7.Facebook
- 8.Telegram
- 9.US State Department
- 10.Alliance for the Unity of Romanians
- 11.Foreign Intelligence Service
- 12.New Strategy Center
persons
- 1.Calin Georgescu
- 2.Elena Lasconi
- 3.Vladimir Putin
- 4.Marcel Ciolacu
- 5.Klaus Iohannis
- 6.Donald Trump
- 7.George Simion
- 8.Cristian Andrei
- 9.Laura Boncu
- 10.Liliana Rotaru
- 11.Matthew Miller
- 12.Radu Bourceanu