Romanian protesters demand cancelled presidential election should go ahead
The cancellation came after state documents showed frontrunner Calin Georgescu benefited from an unfair social-media campaign likely to have been orchestrated by Russia.
Romanians protest over canceled presidential race
Tens of thousands are demanding that the election resume from the second round. The first round's results were annulled after declassified security documents alleged Russian backing for the shock front-runner.
Protests Erupt in Romania Over Canceled Presidential Election
Tens of thousands of Romanians marched in Bucharest on Sunday, demanding the reinstatement of the presidential election and the resignation of outgoing President Klaus Iohannis. The outcry follows a controversial
Romania's Electoral Turmoil: Protests Erupt Over Voided Election
Thousands of Romanians protested in Bucharest after a presidential election was voided by the top court, citing unfair influence from social media campaigns linked to Russia. The pro-European government plans to re-run the election.
Major rally in Romania against annulment of presidential elections
Several tens of thousands of people, according to AUR estimates as many as 100,000, participated on January 12 in a rally in Bucharest organized by the nationalist party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) against the annulment of the result of the first round of the presidential
Romanian far-right AUR party leads protests against annulled presidential election
Romania was plunged into turmoil after Călin Georgescu, a far-right ultranationalist, won the first round of the presidential election, only for allegations of electoral violations and Russian interference to emerge.
Romanian Far-Right Party Stages Protest After Canceled Elections
Thousands of Romanians took to the streets on Sunday in a demonstration organized by the largest far-right opposition party against the decision to cancel a presidential election last month because of suspicions of Russian interference.
Thousands protest outside Romanian top court over cancelled presidential election
Thousands of Romanians rallied outside the country's top court on Friday to protest against the December cancellation of the presidential election in which a little-known pro-Russian candidate won the first round.
Romania's Far-right March In Thousands Against Annulling Of Election
Protesters attend a demonstration organised by Romania's far-right party Alliance for Uniting Romanians (AUR), urging the government to re-run a presidential election, in Bucharest, Romania, January 12, 2025. Inquam Photos/George Calin via REUTERS
Tens of thousands protest in Romania’s capital against annulled presidential race
Tens of thousands protested in Romania’s capital against a top court’s decision last month to annul the presidential election after an outsider candidate unexpectedly emerged as the frontrunner
Romanian unrest: Thousands demand election redo in Bucharest
A massive demonstration occurred in Bucharest, during which thousands of people demanded a second round of presidential elections. The constitutional court annulled the results of the first round, which triggered the largest protest so far.
Romanians protest cancellation of presidential race
The first round's results were annulled after declassified security documents reported Russian backing for the shock ...
Protests in Bucharest: Georgescu is our president, be afraid, the people are rising up!
In Bucharest, about 6.5 thousand supporters of AUR (Alliance for the Unification of Romanians party) came out today, January ...
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Romania’s far-right protests as no word over annulled vote
Romanian right-wing extremists and sovereigntists organised two protests over the weekend over the annuled presidential election.