Romania's far-right Georgescu denounces cancelled vote outside closed polling station

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Standing outside a closed polling station on Sunday, Georgescu claimed the Consitutional Court was "cancelling democracy" by anulling the first round of the presidential vote.

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00:00Romania's far-right presidential candidate, Călin Georgescu, stood outside a closed polling

00:09station on Sunday, in protest of the second round of the country's presidential election

00:14being cancelled.

00:16The country's top court made an unprecedented decision to annul the first round of the vote,

00:21following intelligence alleging Russian interference on social media to promote the so-called TikTok

00:27messiah.

00:36George Simeon, leader of the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, echoed Georgescu

00:42in denouncing the election's cancellation.

00:45After topping the polls in the first round, Georgescu was set to face the liberal candidate

00:50Elena Lascone on Sunday.

00:52New dates will be set to rerun the presidential vote from scratch.

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