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Presidential elections are expected to be held in Romania in April 2025 following the annulment of the results of the 2024 presidential elections. [1]
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Presidential elections are expected to be held in Romania in April 2025 following the annulment of the results of the 2024 presidential elections. [1]
On 6 December 2024, 48 hours before the second round of the 2024 presidential elections, the elections were annulled by the Romanian Constitutional Court, because of suspected Russian intervention on behalf of independent candidate, Călin Georgescu, who took a shock lead in the first round with 23%. [2] A few weeks after the cancellation, more precisely on December 20, an investigation was published showing that one of the governing parties, specifically the PNL, had paid for the TikTok campaigns that the CSAT said were "identical" to the online campaign launched by Russia before the invasion of Ukraine and which led to the cancellation of the first round. [3]
After the parliamentary election, the Second Ciolacu Cabinet was formed as a minority coalition between PSD, PNL, UDMR and minority parties in December 2024, days before Christmas. Furthermore, Ilie Bolojan became President of the Senate of Romania and Ciprian-Constantin Șerban became President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania. The cabinet passed with a seven-vote majority and became official. Opposition leaders (most prominently George Simion and POT Leader Anamaria Gavrilă) called the cabinet illegitimate and for the resignation of incumbent Klaus Iohannis. [4] [5] [6]
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