Zakharova pointed to a surge of anti-Russian "hysteria" in Romania's elections

The campaign for the Romanian presidential election is accompanied by an unprecedented outburst of anti-Russian hysteria. This is stated in the response of Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to the relevant media question, published on December 5 on the agency's website.

"The campaign for the Romanian presidential election, the second round of which will be held on December 8, is accompanied by an unprecedented outburst of anti-Russian hysteria. Behind this there is a desire to influence the consciousness and will of the citizens of the country. More and more absurd accusations are heard from the mouths of local politicians, officials and media representatives," Zakharova said.

On December 4, the Romanian Security Council reported that the country was allegedly subjected to hybrid attacks by Russian cybercriminals during the elections. According to Zakharova, such accusations were deliberately promoted in the Romanian information field.

"We resolutely reject all hostile outbursts, which we consider absolutely groundless. Russia, unlike the "collective West", consistently adheres to the principled line of inadmissibility of interference in the internal affairs of other states under any pretext," the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said.

"There is no request for anti-Russian alarmism in Romania"

Experts explain the success of Euroskeptics in the country's parliamentary elections

The first round of the Romanian presidential election was held on November 24. According to official data, independent candidate Calin Georgescu is leading with 22.94% of votes. The leader of the opposition party "Union for the Salvation of Romania" Elena Lasconi has 19.17% of votes. The second round of voting will be held on December 8, as none of the candidates could get more than 50%.

On November 28, the Constitutional Court of Romania (CC) demanded from the Central Election Commission (CEC) to recalculate the results of the first round. On November 29, the head of the Romanian CEC Tony Grebla said that if the Constitutional Court annuls the results of the first round, it could be held again on December 15. In this case, the second round of elections will have to be held on December 29, which causes a lot of inconvenience, he said.

On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin ridiculed the recount of votes in the Romanian elections. According to him, the authorities decided to take such a step only because they did not like the candidate who won in the first round.

On December 2, independent presidential candidate Georgescu said that if he wins the election, he will follow the decisions of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on the peace agreement in Ukraine. The presidential candidate noted that partnership with the States is very important for Romania. At the same time, the US State Department warned that Romania's possible abandonment of its pro-Western course as a result of the presidential election in the country could lead to a reduction in investments.