The first round of presidential elections in Romania will be held again if the CC annuls its results

If the Constitutional Court (CC) cancels the first round of the presidential election in Romania, it may be held again on December 15. This was announced on Friday, November 29, by the head of the CEC, Tony Greblae.

He expects the districts that have not yet fully counted the votes to complete this work on Friday.

"The result will be reported to the Constitutional Court as soon as possible so that it can decide whether to declare the November 24 elections valid or <...> invalid and organize the first round of voting for the presidential election on December 15 [anew]," Greblais said, as quoted by G4media.

In this case, the second round of elections will have to be held on December 29, which causes a lot of inconvenience, as the CEC head noted.

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The first round of the Romanian presidential election was held on Sunday, November 24. According to official data, independent candidate Calin Georgescu is leading with 22.94% of the vote. Elena Lasconi, leader of the opposition Romania Salvation Union party, has 19.17% of the vote. There will be a second round of voting, as none of the candidates could get more than 50%.

Commenting on these results, Ruslan Andreev, an expert of the Polylog Group, said in an interview with Izvestia that Georgescu's victory in the first round could harm Ukraine and weaken the position of European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen. The expert said that this Romanian politician is called a little Donald Trump because Georgescu has anti-globalization beliefs and opposes the West's involvement in the Ukrainian conflict.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Nov. 25 did not make any predictions about how Georgescu's possible victory could affect relations between Romania and Russia. Peskov pointed out that the unfriendly stance of the current leadership in Bucharest is quite clear. The Russian presidential spokesman added that the Kremlin will keep an eye on further developments.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova pointed out on November 27 that it is premature to predict changes in relations between Moscow and Bucharest; it is necessary to first familiarize oneself with Georgescu's program. Zakharova noted that the situation between the countries will depend on the willingness of the future new Romanian president to abandon a course hostile to Russia, which primarily harms the republic itself.