Romanian far-right candidate says democracy "cancelled" along with election
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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’s unprecedented decision to annul the first round of the vote in which he
Romania's top court annuls election result, forcing do-over
STORY: The ongoing presidential election in Romania was annulled by the country’s top court on Friday after accusations of Russian meddling.The court said the election, due to conclude on Sunday and with voting already underway in polling stations abroad,
Far-right NATO critic seen winning Romanian presidential runoff vote
Romanians vote in a presidential election runoff on Sunday that could see Calin Georgescu, a far-right critic of NATO, defeat pro-European centrist Elena Lasconi, an outcome that might isolate Romania in the West and erode its support for Ukraine.
Romania’s top court voids first-round presidential vote won by far-right candidate
Ruling comes after pro-EU president declassified intel on alleged Russian campaign to help Calin Georgescu win; reformist challenger in runoff slams 'illegal, immoral' decision
Romania's Election Chaos Raises the Stakes
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Romanian court annuls presidential election citing Russian 'aggressive hybrid action'
Romania's Constitutional Court Friday canceled the presidential run-off election between far-right candidate Calin Georgescu and centrist Elena Lasconi. The court cited a Russian propaganda campaign as the reason.
Romania’s top court annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate
A top Romanian court on Friday annulled the first round of the country's presidential election, days after allegations that Russia 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 cancelled presidential election and why it matters
It is not the first Eastern European state to fend off Russia's hybrid war, and the constitutional court has ruled that intelligence revelations of Russian meddling are sufficiently serious to put the presidential vote on hold.
"Commotion in the Moldovan chicken coop": leaving the country without gas, Sandu rushed to Brussels
Day after day, citizens are exchanging bad news, memes, jokes, cursing, being amazed, throwing up their hands and vying to ...
Romania annuls first round of presidential votes won by far-right candidate over Russia interference allegations
Romania’s top court annulled the first round of presidential elections on Friday over allegations that Russia interfered to ...
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Romanian election: What the hell is going on?
Here’s what you need to know after an alleged Russian hybrid attack prompted Romania’s Constitutional Court to cancel the ...
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French president Emmanuel Macron signals support to reformist candidate for Romanian presidency
French president Emmanuel Macron expressed his support for the USR candidate Elena Lasconi in the second round of Romania's ...
Covert Facebook Network Found Targeting Romanian Voters
Meta Platforms Inc. allowed a network of Facebook pages to post more than 4,100 political ads attacking Romania’s pro-EU ...
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 ...
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Moldovan leader Maia Sandu travels to Bucharest to endorse Elena Lasconi in presidential runoff
Moldovan president Maia Sandu visited Bucharest on Thursday, December 5, to publicly endorse USR leader Elena Lasconi ahead ...
'Thieves': Romanians demand to vote after scrapped elections
Romanians on Sunday protested outside a voting station near Bucharest together with far-right presidential frontrunner Calin Georgescu after a top court scrapped the scheduled run-off vote after ...