Top Romanian Court Annuls Populist’s 1st Round Win in Presidential Election

Calin Georgescu had been due to face pro-European Union candidate Elena Lasconi of the Save Romania Union party in a run-off on Sunday.
Top Romanian Court Annuls Populist’s 1st Round Win in Presidential Election
Calin Georgescu, running as an independent candidate for president gestures while delivering a speech to media, in Izvorani, Romania, on Nov. 26, 2024, after making it to the Dec. 8 election runoff. Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo
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Romania’s top court has annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, which was won by a populist, Calin Georgescu, who campaigned largely on TikTok.

The Constitutional Court’s decision, on Friday, was made days after the current president, Klaus Iohannis, declassified intelligence reports from the Romanian security service that suggest Russia was behind a coordinated online campaign to promote Georgescu, who has criticized the European Union and NATO.

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