Romanian right wing demands election be annulled, citing ‘irrefutable evidence’ of foreign influence

Romanian conservatives are pushing their nation’s highest court to overturn yet another presidential election due to foreign tampering.

George Simion, the leader of the nation’s right-wing Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, is pressing the Constitutional Court to annul Budapest mayor Nicusor Dan’s election as president.

“I officially ask Constitutional Court TO ANNUL [the May 2025] Romanian presidential elections,” Simion announced Tuesday. “For the very reasons December elections were annulled: EXTERNAL INTERFERENCES by state and non-state actors. This time proven with evidence!”

Presidential candidate George Simion speaks to media after polls closed for the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

The court previously annulled the 2024 presidential election, citing claims that Russia bolstered the

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