Romania sets date for new presidential elections: when will they take place

Romania's ruling coalition at a meeting on Saturday, December 28, decided on the date of the presidential election. Voting in the first round will take place on March 23, Digi24 reports ,  UNN reports . 

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Reportedly, the second round of the presidential election will be held on April 6. 

The pro-European PSD-PNL-UDMR coalition has already publicly announced its support for the former acting president of Romania , Crin Antonescu, as its joint candidate.  Other candidates include Elena Lasconi (USR), Nicuşor Dan (independent), Kelin Georgescu (independent) and Daniel Funeriu (independent). 

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The 2025 presidential election in the country will be held again after the Constitutional Court of Romania decided to annul the results of the first round of elections held in late November.

The court's decision was a response to declassified data pointing to “hybrid attacks” during the election process. In this context, Romania's Supreme Security Council confirmed that the country faced numerous cyberattacks and interference with election platforms. In particular, 85 thousand cyberattacks were aimed at exploiting vulnerabilities in the voting system.  

At the center of the scandal is far-right candidate Calin Georgescuwho won the first round of the election, although polls before the vote predicted that he would have a much lower chance. Georgescu made extensive use of TikTok during the election campaign, which garnered him significant support on social media, but now there are suspicions of illegal campaign financing and external interference.