Romania's top court has annulled the first-round results of the country's presidential race between pro-Europe centrist Elena Lasconi and far-right NATO critic Calin Georgescu. The court's decision comes after accusations of Russian meddling in the election.
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00:00Romania's top court has cancelled the first-round election results for the presidential race
00:06after accusations of Russian meddling.
00:09The country's domestic intelligence agency says there are signs a state-sponsored actor
00:14worked to influence the race between pro-European centrist Elena Lasconi and far-right NATO
00:19critic Kalin Dzerzhescu.
00:22The agency points to the sudden influx of support for Dzerzhescu as highly organized
00:28and part of a guerrilla campaign on social media.
00:31Moscow has denied any influence in the election.
00:34The court's decision has left voters concerned and confused.
00:38It's quite uncertain, out of unhappiness, it's uncertain and we don't know in what direction
00:47it's going, which scares us and our families.