Romanian Court Annuls Vote, Declares Presidential Election Do-Over, After 'Far Right, Pro Russian' Candidate On Top

"Something unprecedented just happened in the NATO and EU member country of Romania - a top court on Friday annulled the first round of the country's presidential election. Essentially there will now be a 'do over' election.

The Constitutional Court made the decision even as voting is still underway in the diaspora. "The electoral process for the election of the President of Romania will be resumed in its entirety, with the Government required to set a new date for the election of the President of Romania as well as a new calendar program for carrying out the necessary actions," the court said in a statement.
The court decided "to annul the entire electoral process for the election of the President of Romania… to ensure the correctness and legality of the electoral process" - in a controversial ruling which has simply never happened.
Calin Georgescu, the widely dubbed 'far-right' contender, came out on top in a first round of voting in a 'shock' outcome which left political opponents claiming Russian election interference.
Apparently the 'smoking gun' is related to mere social media posts on platforms like TikTok. "The Constitutional Court’s unprecedented decision — which is final — came after President Klaus Iohannis declassified intelligence on Wednesday that alleged Russia ran a sprawling campaign comprising thousands of social media accounts to promote Calin Georgescu across platforms like TikTok and Telegram," The Associated Press details." ZH