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Romania annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate

Romania's Supreme Court has invalidated the first round of the country's presidential election following a declassified intelligence report that says Russia ran a massive social media campaign to promote candidate Karin Georgescu. . Reformist Elena Lasconi, who Georgescu was scheduled to face in Sunday's run-off, denounced the court's decision. The intelligence agency claimed in a […]

Romanian elections: ruling Social Democrats on course for most votes | Romania

Romania's ruling left-wing Social Democratic Party (PSD) won the most votes in Sunday's parliamentary elections, according to exit polls, appearing to defeat a resurgence of far-right movements challenging the country's pro-Western orientation. The vote comes after relatively unknown independent far-right candidate Karin Georgescu emerged as the frontrunner in the first round of the presidential election […]

Shock as pro-Russia independent wins first round of Romanian election | Romania

Ultranationalist and pro-Moscow NATO critic calls Romania's presidential election run-off after shocking first-round results that could upend Romanian politics and jeopardize support for Ukraine He will face a centre-right candidate. With a vote count of 99.98%, independent Karin Georgescu, who praised President Vladimir Putin as “a man who loves his country,” became the runner-up. at […]

Romania Scrambles Fighter Jets over Airspace Breach

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – Romania launched fighter jets for the second time this week early Saturday after an unidentified object breached its airspace along the Black Sea, the Defense Ministry said. The ministry said in a statement that the small object was spotted over the Black Sea at around 2:30 a.m., traveling toward Romania, a […]

Central Europe Flooding Kills 16 in Romania, Poland, Czechia, and Austria

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Four new deaths were reported Monday in Poland, three in the Czech Republic and one in Romania as unusually heavy rains battered Central Europe and caused deadly flooding in the region. Floods have inundated parts of Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania, and a low pressure system moving across the […]

Romania and Latvia confirm incursions by Russian drones into NATO airspace

NATO members Latvia and Romania said a Russian drone had violated their airspace over the weekend, potentially escalating tensions between Russia and the NATO military alliance. The Latvian government said Sunday that a Russian drone had crashed in the country's eastern airspace the previous day, likely coming in from Belarus. Meanwhile, Romania's foreign ministry said […]

NATO Member Romania Says Russian Drone Violated Its Airspace

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone violated Romanian airspace during a nighttime attack on neighboring Ukraine, a NATO allied country reported Sunday, urging Moscow to stop escalating the situation. The Romanian Defense Ministry said the incident occurred across the Danube in Ukraine, when Russia “targeted civilians and attacked port infrastructure.” Romania has sent F-16 […]

Jordan Chiles had her medal stripped by a lawyer currently working for Romania

The lead arbitrator on the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) panel that stripped Jordan Chiles of her bronze medal in the women’s floor exercise final and awarded it to a Romanian gymnast who was appealing the decision has ties to the Romanian government for more than a decade. Dr. Hamid G. Garavi, a lawyer […]