2024–2025 Romanian election annulment protests

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Protests took place across Romania from December 2024 to May 2025 in response to the Constitutional Court of Romania's December 2024 unprecedented decision to invalidate the 2024 Romanian presidential election on 6 December 2024. The controversy began when far-right populist Călin Georgescu unexpectedly won the election's first round on 24 November, prompting the Constitutional Court to state that Georgescu's campaign involved Russian interference and electoral irregularities. Romanian prosecutors launched criminal investigations against Georgescu for supporting fascist groups and electoral violations, while authorities rescheduled the election for May 2025. Throughout December 2024 to March 2025, pro-Georgescu and anti-government protests escalated in scale and intensity, with tens of thousands gathering in Bucharest during January and March rallies organised by the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) party. Led by party leader George Simion, protesters demanded the resumption...

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