“Romania has officially set the date for a repeat presidential election on January 8, 20:32 Share: A voter leaves a voting booth on the day of the first round of presidential elections in Bucharest, Romania, November 24, 2024 (Photo: REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu/File Photo) On Wednesday, January 8, the leaders of the parties of the Romanian government coalition agreed on the date of the repeated first round of the presidential elections – it will take place on May 4. It is reported”, — write on: ua.news
A voter leaves a voting booth during the first round of the presidential election in Bucharest, Romania, November 24, 2024 (Photo: REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu/File Photo)
On Wednesday, January 8, the leaders of the parties of the ruling coalition of Romania agreed on the date of the repeated first round of the presidential elections – it will be held on May 4. This is reported by Digi24.
The message says that the first round of elections will be held on May 4, and the second on May 18.
As the leaders of the government coalition explained, the dates are related to the need to hold by-elections in some districts at the same time and to ensure that voting does not overlap with national holidays in the spring.
On January 2, it became known that the pro-Russian and far-right candidate for the presidency of Romania, Celin Georgescu, appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) due to the decision of the Constitutional Court of the country to cancel the results of the first round and conduct them anew.
On December 6, the Constitutional Court of Romania decided to cancel the results of the first round of the presidential elections.
On December 28, it became known that the ruling coalition of Romania has set the date of repeated presidential elections. The first round will take place on March 23, and the second on April 6.
The scandal with the presidential elections in Romania – what is known
On November 24, the first round of presidential elections took place in Romania. According to the calculations of 100% of the votes, Georgescu, who won 22.94% of the votes, and the pro-European candidate Elena Lasconi, who received 19.17%, made it to the second round.
The Prime Minister of Romania Marcel Ciolacu took third place with 19.14%. On November 25, he resigned from the post of chairman of the Social Democratic Party. The exit polls predicted the first place for Čolak, the second for Lasconi, and the third for Georgescu.
On November 28, the Constitutional Court of Romania decided to count all the ballots from the first round of the presidential elections.
Romania’s National Security Council then accused Russia of a massive campaign to help Georgescu.
On December 5, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis agreed to declassify documents related to the election campaign of the pro-Russian candidate Kelin Georgescu.
The documents were reported to confirm an aggressive advertising campaign carried out to circumvent Romania’s electoral law.
There is also evidence of the use of algorithms by some social media platforms to increase Georgescu’s popularity.
In addition, the documents state that Romania is “a target for Russian hybrid actions, including cyber attacks, intelligence leaks, and sabotage.”