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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Ani Sandu

Romania's Top Court Scraps Presidential Election

The authorities had cried foul after the far-right outsider Georgescu topped the first round of presidential elections (Credit: AFP)

Romania's constitutional court announced on Friday that it had annulled the presidential election following allegations of Russian interference, effectively cancelling the second-round run-off that had been due to take place this weekend.

Romanian authorities had cried foul after far-right outsider Calin Georgescu topped the first round of presidential elections on November 24, a surprise result in the EU and NATO member bordering Ukraine.

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