The poll did not factor in the recount. BUDGET, JOBS AND INVESTMENT Georgescu, 62, has been critical of NATO and Romania's stance on Ukraine, and has said Bucharest should engage, not challenge Russia. Opinion polls had not predicted his success.

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's constitutional court said on Friday it has postponed a decision on whether to recall or validate the Nov. 24 first round of a presidential election until Dec. 2, one day after a parliamentary ballot this Sunday.

Bucharest: Romania on Friday began recounting the votes from last week s dramatic first round presidential election, amid concerns the ballot might

Romanians vote in a parliamentary election on Sunday, one week after an independent far-right candidate won the most votes in the first round of a presidential election, a result now under review by the country's top court.

A top court issued the ruling just days after an ultranationalist outsider unexpectedly won the most votes in the first round of presidential elections held Sunday.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Bucharest after a far-right populist unexpectedly won the first round of a presidential race, plunging Romania into turmoil just days before the country holds parliamentary elections.

Romania's top court on Friday postponed a decision on whether to annul the first round of a presidential election until Dec. 2, after a shock result caused suspicions of interference in the campaign.

Russia said on Friday that any accusations it had interfered in Romania's presidential election were groundless. "We are not in the habit of interfering in elections in other countries, particularly in Romania,

Parliamentary elections in Romania are taking place under the shadow of controversies related to Calin Georgescu's success in the first round of the presidential elections. The Constitutional Court has suspended the results,

BUCHAREST - Romania could rerun its presidential election first round, a senior election official said on Friday, after an independent far-right politician came from nowhere to win a shock victory that caused suspicions of interference in the campaign.

Romania’s top court ordered a recount after a little-known ultranationalist candidate scored a surprise victory in Sunday’s presidential election, as a security panel said the contest was affected by a cyber operation aimed at influencing the outcome.