Overview

• George Simion, leader of the far-right AUR party, has formally appealed to Romania’s Constitutional Court to annul the May 18 presidential election results.
• Simion alleges foreign interference by state and non-state actors, including France and Moldova, but has not provided evidence to substantiate his claims.
• The Romanian government disclosed discovering a disinformation campaign with potential Russian links targeting the election process on platforms like Telegram.
• Nicusor Dan, the pro-European candidate and current mayor of Bucharest, won the runoff election with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Simion’s 46.4%.
• Simion, who initially conceded and congratulated Dan, has also claimed deceased individuals voted and demanded testimony from Telegram founder Pavel Durov about alleged French pressure to censor conservative channels.