Protests against annulment of election results in Romania

Protesters demanded the resignation of the incumbent president and a repeat of the elections, starting with the second round.

In the capital of Romania, Bucharest, on Sunday, January 12, a protest of thousands took place against the annulment of the presidential election results, the Romanian edition of Radio Liberty reports.

The initiator of the action was the Alliance for the Unification of Romanians (AUR) party.

The protesters demanded the cancellation of the Constitutional Court's ruling annulling the results of the presidential election and the extension of President Klaus Iohannis' term.

Demonstrators chanted "Johannes, resign!", "Second round, go!" and "Freedom! Freedom!" Correspondents reported that more than 12 people took part in the protests.

The columns of demonstrators were escorted by police and gendarmerie forces. No serious incidents were recorded during the rally, which lasted more than 10 hours. Several people were injured.

Romania's Constitutional Court has annulled the results of the first round of the presidential election, citing Russian interference and cyberattacks. A repeat presidential election will be held in the second half of May.