Who will lead Romania? The mandate of Iohannis and the current Parliament expires on December 21. What the Constitution stipulates

The mandate of Romanian President Klaus Iohannis expires on December 21, and the Constitutional Court of Romania recently decided to cancel the presidential elections, which implies the resumption of the entire electoral process. Under these conditions, new presidential elections cannot be organized before next year, reports g4media.ro.

Presidential Elections in Romania: Voting in the second round continues in the Republic of Moldova despite cancellation

The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) decided to cancel the first round of the presidential elections, requiring the electoral process to restart from the beginning. Meanwhile, voting for the second round continues in the Republic of Moldova. Many individuals I spoke with at a polling station in Chisinau were unaware that the election in Romania were canceled.

Presidential elections cancelled in Romania. Elena Lasconi: “The Romanian state trampled on democracy”

Elena Lasconi condemned the Constitutional Court’s decision to cancel the first round of the presidential elections on November 24. “Presidents are not appointed by a simple signature or through backstage negotiations in a democracy,” said the USR candidate who qualified for the second round of the presidential elections where she was supposed to face Călin Georgescu.

Constitutional Court in Romania annuls presidential elections. What happens next?

The Constitutional Court unanimously decided on Friday to annul the presidential elections, reads a statement from the CCR. G4Media announced the information, citing official sources. The electoral process for the election of the president of Romania will be resumed in its entirety, with the government setting a new date. This means that the elections will be held from scratch, with candidates having to register again and having to go through the validation process at the Central Electoral Bureau.

Reintegration Bureau: Tiraspol rejects Chisinau’s proposals to create an energy working group

Tiraspol has rejected Chisinau’s proposals to create an energy working group, consisting of experts from both banks of the Nistru River to identify solutions. The statement was made by representatives of the Reintegration Bureau in a response to the Public Broadcaster “Teleradio-Moldova”, after the so-called foreign ministry in Tiraspol accused the constitutional authorities of having “ignored, for a long period, the worsening situation” in the energy sector.

Meeting at the Ministry of Energy: Borosan will manage the activities of the institution until new appointment

This morning, a working meeting convened by Prime Minister Dorin Recean was held at the Ministry of Energy to prepare for the establishment of a state of emergency in the energy sector, scheduled for December 16. Prime Minister appointed State Secretary Constantin Borosan to coordinate all administrative and organizational processes within the ministry during this period.

A man from Ungheni, sent to trial for electoral bribery

A 26-year-old man from Ungheni district will stand trial for electoral bribery. According to the Prosecutor General's Office (PG), the accused, together with other individuals, between October 1 and 20, allegedly offered sums of money to influence voters to vote for a certain candidate in the presidential elections and to boycott the Republican Constitutional Referendum.

APP starts procedures to replace Sergiu Tofilat on Moldovagaz Supervisory Board, at Prime Minister Dorin Recean’s request

The Public Property Agency (APP) has initiated the process to replace Sergiu Tofilat on the Supervisory Board of Moldovagaz at the request of Prime Minister Dorin Recean. APP Director Roman Cojuhari confirmed that the procedure will adhere to existing laws, though he acknowledged that it may take some time to complete.

Fines worth nine million lei, applied by the CNA for electoral bribery

Fines totaling nine million lei have been imposed by the National Anticorruption Center (CNA) for electoral bribery. These fines were levied against voters who accepted money in exchange for their votes during the presidential elections and the referendum. The sanctions were based on contravention processes prepared by the police.

Romania's Constitutional Court holds urgent consultations on annulment of first round of presidential election results

The judges of the Romanian Constitutional Court are set to meet urgently on Friday for consultations following a surge in requests to annul the results of the presidential elections. These requests reference documents declassified by the Supreme Council for National Defense, which suggest that the campaign of candidate Călin Georgescu was the result of external manipulation.

Correspondence of Dan Alexe // Lavrov at the OSCE, an organization without leadership

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov avoided a public clash with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday night at the annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), with Lavrov accusing the West of escalating the war in Ukraine, but the Russian foreign minister left before Blinken could respond. Earlier, Blinken had stressed that “Romanian authorities have uncovered a large-scale and well-funded Russian effort to influence the Romanian presidential election.”

Voting for the second round of the presidential elections in Romania starts abroad

The first polling stations, including those in the Republic of Moldova, opened today, and the voting period will last for three days. Voters can cast their votes starting at 12:00 today, on Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 to 21:00. There is an option to extend voting until 23:59 for citizens who are in line at the polling station by 21:00.