Zakharova responded to Romanian Foreign Ministry's accusations of interference in the presidential election

It is impossible to interfere in the Romanian presidential election. This was announced on Sunday, May 18, by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova.

"First of all, I would ask you not to call this an election. Secondly, it is impossible to interfere in such a situation, only to get involved," the diplomat wrote on her Telegram channel.

In this way, she responded to the Romanian Foreign Ministry's statements about Russia's interference in the presidential election.

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The outcome of the vote may be influenced by issues related to Russia, Ukraine and NATO.

On the morning of May 18, the second round of the presidential election began in Romania. Polling stations opened at 7:00 (coincides with Moscow time) and worked until 21:00. There were 18,979 polling stations in the country. Romanian citizens living outside the country vote for three days.

It was reported that Romanian police removed the head of the opposition Alliance for the Unification of Romanians party, George Simion, and the favorite of the presidential elections canceled in 2024, Calin Georgescu, from a polling station in a Bucharest suburb. The politicians wanted to make statements, but the police escorted them outside. Simion and Georgescu came to the polling stations accompanied by dozens of supporters.