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.

Romanian presidential elections // Voting in the second round continues in the Republic of Moldova, even though the election was canceled

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.

Meeting at the Ministry of Energy: Borosan will manage the institution's activities until a 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.

Man from Ungheni will stand 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 the process of appointing a new member to the Moldovagaz Supervisory Board, at the request of Prime Minister Recean

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 OSCE, a leaderless organization

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.”

Experts on Parlicov's resignation: He secured energy stability in a complex regional situation

The resignation is a political consequence and comes in the context in which the Government had announced that tariffs would not increase for natural gas, although Minister Parlicov is an expert in the field, who ensured energy security in an extremely complicated regional context, writes the columnist of "Ziarul Național", Nicolae Negru. Watchdog expert, Eugen Muravschi, claims that we are on the verge of an energy crisis not because the competences of the relevant minister are limited and he does not have the leverage to coordinate the tenders.

Maia Sandu supports Elena Lasconi in the Romanian presidential elections

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, announced her support for Elena Lasconi in the upcoming presidential elections in Romania. She described Lasconi as a courageous and authentic leader dedicated to promoting national unity. Maia Sandu made this announcement on her Facebook page.