Panel Three: Romania
On 24 November 2024, people voted.
A candidate who had reported zero campaign spending finished first.
Another candidate challenged the result.
The domestic ballots were recounted.
The diaspora ballots were not recounted.
On 2 December, the Constitutional Court unanimously rejected the challenge.
It confirmed and validated the result of the first round.
The second round was set for 8 December.
For Romanians abroad, voting began earlier.
On 6 December, polling stations opened outside the country.
People arrived.
They showed their documents.
They received ballots.
They marked them.
They placed them into the process.
That same day, the Constitutional Court unanimously annulled the presidential election.
By 17:00, 48,068 people abroad had voted.
The election had been annulled.
WE&P by: EZorrillaMc&Co.
Sources
Curtea Constituțională a României, Hotărârea nr. 31 din 2 decembrie 2024 privind rezultatul alegerilor pentru funcția de Președinte al României în cadrul primului tur de scrutin din 24 noiembrie 2024.
Curtea Constituțională a României, Hotărârea nr. 32 din 6 decembrie 2024 privind anularea procesului electoral cu privire la alegerea Președintelui României din anul 2024.
AGERPRES, “Prezidenţiale2024/AEP — Până vineri, la ora 17,00, au votat în diaspora pentru al doilea tur — 48.068 de alegători,” 6 December 2024.
Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă / AGERPRES, press release on voting abroad for the second round, 5 December 2024.
TVR Info, “În secțiile din diaspora s-a votat și după decizia CCR de anulare a alegerilor prezidențiale,” 6 December 2024.
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