Georgescu slams Romania's top court after annulment of presidential election result

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Independent far-right presidential candidate Călin Georgescu has slammed Romania’s top court after they decided on Friday to annul the results of the first round of the presidential vote and cancelled Sunday’s runoff citing Russian interference.

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00:00Romania's Constitutional Court has annulled results of the first round of the presidential

00:06election and cancelled the upcoming runoff in a new ruling on Friday.

00:11The top court cited Russian meddling as the primary driver behind the ruling and declared

00:16a rerun of the entire presidential election process.

00:20Front-runner far-right independent candidate Kalin Djordjescu, who produced a shock win

00:24in the first round with 23 percent of the votes, has condemned the ruling.

00:28He labeled the move a coup and a total breach of democracy, going further in describing

00:33the country's rule of law as one in an induced coma.

00:37His challenger in the runoff, reformist Elena Lascone, also commented on the ruling, calling

00:42it illegal.

00:44She expanded, stating that the court's decision brings Romania back to the dark days of communism.

00:50Incumbent President Claus Ioannis has urged Romanians to respect the court's ruling and

00:54announced he will remain in office until a successor is elected.

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