Romanians rally to show support for Europe amid election tensions

16/3/2025 6:14

Thousands of Romanians took to the streets of Bucharest on Saturday to show their support for the European Union, amid political disputes over a presidential election rerun scheduled for May.



Romania is due to repeat its two-round presidential election on May 4 and 18 after the Constitutional Court voided the initial ballot in December following accusations of Russian meddling in favour of Calin Georgescu, who had been leading in the polls



The cancellation of the ballot has placed the EU and NATO state at the centre of a dispute between Europe and U.S. President Donald Trump's administration over free speech and suppressing political opponents.



Georgescu, who along with Moscow denied Russian meddling, has been barred from taking part in the rerun.