Romanian Court Rejects Defeated Presidential Candidate’s Call to Annul Election

George Simion, a conservative, had alleged that the vote had been subjected to meddling by France and Moldova.

Leader of nationalist sovereign party "Alliance for the Union of Romanians" AUR George Simion speaks to supporters after first exit polls were announced, in the second round of the Presidential election in Bucharest, Romania, on May 18, 2025. Mihai Barbu/AFP via Getty Images

Defeated Romanian presidential candidate George Simion had his request to annul the recent election thrown out by the country’s Constitutional Court on May 22.

The leader of the conservative Alliance for the Unity of Romanians had filed the request in Bucharest on May 21, alleging that the May 18 ballot had been interfered with by France and Moldova, which both denied meddling in Romania’s politics.