A prime courtroom in Romania has unanimously rejected a request to annul the nation’s presidential election by the far-right shedding candidate.
Romania’s Constitutional Court docket dismissed as unfounded the request by politician George Simion, who alleged international interference and coordinated manipulation affected the vote.
Mr Simion is the chief of the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians. He was initially predicted to win the election – and misplaced the race to his pro-European Union opponent.
A late increase within the polls for Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan noticed the 38-year-old far-right populist concede defeat on Sunday.
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Mr Dan obtained 53.6% of the vote, a margin of greater than 829,000 votes.
After the consequence, Mr Simion admitted he had been crushed however declared that he would hold combating.
“I will be there in all of the battles we have ahead of us – this work is just starting and I will be there with every one of you,” he mentioned, punching the air within the early hours of Monday morning.
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George Simion alleged international interference affected the vote. File pic: Reuters
Nevertheless, by Tuesday, he claimed to have laborious proof of international interference within the election.
He additionally alleged that “deceased people” had participated within the vote.
Mr Simion then submitted a proper request to Romania’s Constitutional Court docket, calling for it to annul the consequence.
After the courtroom introduced its determination, Mr Simion mentioned in a submit on Fb that it “has continued the coup”.
“We have no choice but to fight!” his submit learn. “I call on you to stand with me, today and in the coming weeks!”
The courtroom mentioned its determination is remaining.
Sunday’s tense vote was held months after the identical courtroom voided the earlier election.
Far-right outsider Calin Georgescu led the primary spherical on that event, following allegations of electoral violations and Russian interference, which Moscow has denied.
