The second round runoff was due to be held on Sunday and voting had already begun in Romanian diaspora communities in other countries. The court canceled the process completely, leaving voters bemused as they turned up to cast their ballots.
The Romanian government will now need to draw up a timeline for fresh presidential elections.
In a defiant video released on Friday night, Georgescu accused the court of launching “practically a formalized coup d’état” and told his supporters to show they are “brave” and not to give up.
“Today, the Romanian state has trampled on democracy,” Georgescu said. “We wrote history. It is time to show that we are a brave people. Democracy is under attack … On this day, the corrupt system made a pact with the devil. I have only one pact — with the Romanian people and God.
“The power lies in each one of us, the Romanian people do not give in. Be confident, be brave. Today is just the beginning of a new page in the history of this country.”
The current President Klaus Iohannis was due to end his term on Dec. 21. But in an address to the nation Friday evening, he announced that he will stay on until the next president is sworn in.
Intelligent-Donut-10 on December 7th, 2024 at 00:57 UTC »
Well this is the best outcome possible for Russia isn't it? Nothing discredit the entire US/EU/democratic system more than cancelling the election after the "wrong" person won. If anyone think Romanians will be less pro-Russia after this, you're gonna be in for a shock.
kindagoodatthis on December 6th, 2024 at 20:39 UTC »
I’m sure a lot of people are fine with this but this is just crazy to me. The public was misinformed so the election results were cancelled? Maybe I’m not reading the right articles but how is this not wild?
Alarmed_Mistake_9999 on December 6th, 2024 at 19:55 UTC »
Submission Statement: ever since a radical anti-EU and anti-establishment candidate pulled off a major upset in the first round of Romania's Presidential election, Romania has been in complete turmoil, a trend accelerated with across-the-board losses of the Pro-Western Parties (some of whom hate each other as well) in the parliamentary elections. Now, it appears the Romanian establishment says that the Romanian public was too clouded by Russian disinformation to make a properly informed decision. Interesting times to say the least.
If I am not mistaken, the President of Romania is constiutionally weaker than Macron, but stronger than the German President.