Romania’s Constitutional Court’s decision to annul the presidential elections due to alleged Russian interference has sparked controversy.

Experts argue that the court acted unusually by bypassing procedures and transparency, claiming that the urgency to protect Romanian democracy led to this decision.

The court canceled the second-round vote just days before it was set to occur, citing foreign interference in social media campaigns supporting candidate Georgescu.

Legal experts criticized the court’s ex-officio annulment, as no official complaints were filed by state bodies, Euro News has reported.

While the court justified its actions in defense of democracy, concerns about its legitimacy and transparency were raised, with critics arguing that the lack of clear evidence weakened the court’s credibility.

Written by B.C. Begley