The Romanian Constitutional Court recognized the election results on Monday evening. Defeated candidate Cristian Terhes had previously filed a motion to annul the first round of the presidential elections. The second elections will be next Sunday.
Last week, the Constitutional Court ruled that a similar application from another failed presidential candidate was inadmissible. Stefan Popescu described the non-transparent campaign financing of the right-wing extremist Georgescu-Roegen as unconstitutional.
The Romanian constitution stipulates that presidential election results can be annulled if they are based on “fraud” and affected “the order of candidates who advanced to the second ballot.”
Ultra-right against Western-oriented people
The second round of elections for the highest state office includes ultra-right candidate Calin Georgescu and Western-oriented opposition leader Elena Lasconi, who is also considered conservative. The Social Democratic Prime Minister and favorite Marcel Ciolacu surprisingly only came third and therefore did not reach the second round.
On Sunday, the Romanians also elected a new parliament. The social democratic PSD became the strongest party, but right-wing extremist parties also performed surprisingly well.
Source: Krone
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