Many Romanians are suspicious of the country’s traditional old parties and fear they are trying to manipulate a rerun.

Parliamentary elections in Romania are taking place amid controversies surrounding Călin Georgescu's success in the first round of the presidential elections. The Constitutional Court has suspended the results,

A recount in the race is ongoing which unexpectedly saw far-right pro-Russian candidate Călin Georgescu finish in first.

Romania's presidential election first round could be rerun if the country's top court decides to annul the vote that took place on Nov. 24, the head of the country's electoral commission said on Friday.

Romania's top court on Friday postponed a decision on whether to annul the first round of a presidential election until Dec. 2, after a shock result caused suspicions of interference in the campaign.

If the court rules the rerun, the first round could be held on Dec. 15 and the run-off could be postponed to Dec. 29. The unexpectedly strong showing of far-right pro-Russian candidate Călin Georgescu,

A top Romanian court on Thursday asked the official electoral authority to recount and verify all of the ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election, won by a far-right outsider candidate,