FILE – Pedestrians pass by electoral posters with candidates for the presidential and parliamentary elections in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2024. Romania's constitutional court announced on Dec. 6, 2024, that it was canceling the presidential election.
BUCHAREST —
Romania\’s top court annulled the result of the first round of the country\’s presidential election on Friday, adding that the entire election process would have to be rerun.
The second round had been scheduled for Sunday, and voting is already underway in polling stations abroad.
Having polled in single digits before the first presidential election round on November 24, Calin Georgescu — who wants to end Romanian support for Ukraine against Russia\’s invasion — surged to a victory that raised questions over how such a surprise had been possible in a European Union and NATO member state.
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