The far-right, Moscow-friendly candidate rose dramatically in the polls to lead the first round of presidential elections, which now risk annulment.
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00:00Two candidates that were eliminated in the first round of Romanian presidential elections
00:04filed requests to the country's constitutional court to annul the results on the grounds
00:08of irregularities, breach of voting rules and unlawful campaigning.
00:13The requests come after a far-right candidate, Kalin Georgescu, took a surprise lead in the
00:18election and now going to the second round to become the president.
00:22Mostly campaigning on social media platforms like TikTok, Georgescu became suddenly popular
00:26and a subject of concern because of his anti-EU and anti-NATO messages.
00:31Meanwhile, protests against the result of the first round continue on the third evening.
00:36Two thousand opponents of Georgescu gathered in Victoria Square, while his supporters came
00:41together at the University Square.
00:43People also took to the streets in different locations.
00:56The constitutional court will be evaluating both requests on Thursday and investigate
01:18the claims.