Romania Halts Presidential Election Run-Off Amid Russia Meddling Claims

Romania’s Constitutional Court ordered a complete re-run of the presidential elections after the country’s intelligence agency claimed there had been foreign interference on behalf of far-right front-runner Calin Georgescu.

The Constitutional Court said it was annulling “the entire electoral process concerning the election of the president of Romania” so far, as procedures for a free vote were not upheld.

The government will set a new date for the elections, and the process will restart from the beginning, the court added.