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Romanian independent far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu gives a statement outside his voting station after the annulation of the presidential elections, in Mogosoaia, Romania, on Dec. 8, 2024.

REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

Pro-EU Romanians form a unity coalition ahead of election rerun

Romanians are still absorbing the shock of a first-round election result that saw a previously unknown ultranationalist, pro-Russian candidate finish in first place in the race for president and a collection of new parties with pro-Russian platforms capture about one-third of the vote. The country’s constitutional court annulled the result last week following the release of evidence that Russia had interfered, but the country’s pro-EU parties and politicians are working to build a unified front ahead of an election rerun sometime early next year.
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