France, Germany, others urge EU Commission to protect elections in Europe from foreign interference
Brussels, Belgium Reuters France, Germany and 10 other European Union countries want the European Commission to use its powers under the Digital Services Act to protect the integrity of European elections from foreign interference, a letter signed by the 12 countries showed. In the letter, European affairs ministers from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Cyprus, […]
Romanian protesters demand cancelled presidential election should go ahead
Bucharest, Romania Reuters Tens of thousands of Romanians angered by the cancellation of a presidential election marched through Bucharest on Sunday to demand that the ballot should go ahead and that outgoing centrist President Klaus Iohannis should resign. In a move that polarised voters, Romania’s top court voided the presidential election on 6th December, two […]
Romania to rerun presidential election on 4th May, ruling coalition party says
Bucharest, Romania Reuters Romania’s ruling coalition agreed on Wednesday to rerun a two-round presidential election on on 4th and 18th May and stuck to an original plan to endorse a single candidate, the Liberal Party, one of the three coalition parties, said. Three consecutive ballots to elect a new president and parliament in the European […]
Romanian top court annuls presidential election result
Bucharest, Romania Reuters Romania’s top court annulled an ongoing presidential election after accusations of Russian meddling and ruled on Friday the entire process, which had been due to conclude this weekend, would have to be re-run. The second round had been scheduled for Sunday and voting had already begun in polling stations abroad. It would […]
Romania’s far right expected to make gains in parliamentary election
Bucharest, Budapest Reuters Romanians were voting in a parliamentary election on Sunday, in which the far right is expected to gain from uncertainty over whether the shock result in a presidential election will stand. Sunday’s vote is the second of three consecutive ballots for both a new parliament and a new president, after the first […]
Romania’s top court orders presidential election recount
Bucharest, Romania Reuters Romania’s top court on Thursday ordered a recount of votes in the first round of the presidential election and the country’s top security body warned Romania was a key target for hostile actions from Russia after a shock result in the ballot. Having polled in single digits before Sunday’s vote, independent far-right […]
In election shock, Romanian far-right NATO critic set for presidential contest
Bucharest, Romania Reuters A hard-right critic of NATO who has praised Russia is set to face a centre-right opposition leader in a presidential election run-off in Romania that could undermine its pro-Western stance after a shock outcome in the first-round vote. Independent hard-right politician Calin Georgescu, 62, won 22.94 per cent of votes in Sunday’s […]
Romanian leftist PM and hard-right candidate in a tie after initial presidential election round, partial results show
Bucharest, Romania Reuters A Romanian hard-right NATO critic and leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu appeared in dead heat after the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, partial tallies showed, in a shock result threatening Romania’s staunchly pro-Ukraine stance. After nearly 93 per cent of votes were counted, Calin Georgescu, 62, was at 22 per […]
Wow!: Chicken and duck help out in Romanian middle schools
LUIZA ILIE, of Reuters, reports from Sindrilita on an innovative program officials hope will boost empathy, learning, and help combat bullying…
Minority wing of Moldovan Orthodox church accuses priests of lobbying against Europe vote
Chisinau, Moldova Reuters The minority pro-Romanian branch of Moldova’s Orthodox Church accused clergy from the rival Moscow-linked branch of the church of campaigning against a referendum asking voters whether they back the government’s drive to join the European Union. The minority Metropolis of Bessarabia said rival priests were lobbying against pro-European President Maia Sandu’s campaign […]