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Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the presidential elections due to allegations of Russian interference and electoral irregularities.
Calin Georgescu, an independent candidate, emerged as a frontrunner after the first round, despite having polled in single digits earlier, raising suspicions of foul play.
Georgescu is linked to far-right views and Russian sympathies, having previously been associated with the AUR party, which opposes NATO and the EU.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe.
It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast.
Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, empties into the Danube Delta in the southeast of the country.
The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest
Romania's capital and largest city is Bucharest.
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