Defeated Romanian ultranationalist 'will ask court to annul election'

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Source: The Guardian

Defeated Romanian ultranationalist ‘will ask court to annul election’

George Simion claims presidential election rerun was subject to foreign interference, like last year’s annulled ballot

Jon Henley Europe correspondent
Tue 20 May 2025 19.30 BST
Last modified on Tue 20 May 2025 20.30 BST

The defeated ultranationalist candidate in Romania’s presidential election rerun has said he will ask the country’s top court to annul the vote on the same grounds – foreign interference – that led to the original ballot being cancelled last year.

George Simion, who was defeated in Sunday’s runoff by the liberal mayor of Bucharest, Nicuşor Dan, said on Tuesday he would ask the constitutional court to void the ballot “for the same reasons they annulled the elections” last year.

The election, which Dan won by a margin of 53.6% to 46.4%, was the second time the vote had been held. The first, last November, was cancelled by the court after the first round amid allegations of campaign financing violations and a “massive” Russian interference campaign.

The winner of the annulled vote, far-right firebrand Călin Georgescu, was barred from standing again and is under formal investigation on counts including misreporting campaign spending, illegal use of digital technology and promoting fascist groups. He denies any wrongdoing.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/20/defeated-romanian-ultranationalist-says-he-will-ask-court-to-annul-presidential-election

[Nictuku]

1. Of course he will. That is what they do.

[Lovie777]

2. RWer whine all the time unless it favors them ...............

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