The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decided on Tuesday, January 21, not to issue an interim measure in the case in which Călin Georgescu appealed the Romanian Constitutional Court’s decision to annul the 2024 presidential elections.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled today, in a Chamber formation and by unanimous vote, that no interim measures should be indicated in the

The High Court of Cassation and Justice of Romania rejected Călin Georgescu's appeal in the case regarding the annulment of the presidential election. The decision is final, Digi 24 reports. The court dismissed Georgescu's appeal as unfounded.

Former liberal leader Crin Antonescu (picture, right), the candidate announced by the coalition formed by the Social Democratic Party, the National Liberal Party, and Hungarian minority party UDMR for the presidential elections,

Călin Georgescu, an independent far-right candidate with pro-Russian sympathies, surprisingly won the first round of the presidential election on 24 November. In response, Romania's Constitutional Court decided to annul the first round of the presidential election and order a full rerun, preventing the run-off from taking place.

Romania’s largest opposition party threw its support behind the poll-leading pro-Russian politician whose shock victory in last year’s presidential election prompted authorities to invalidate the result.