Far-right candidate George Simion won the first round of Romania’s presidential election re-run Sunday by a large margin.

Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has appealed the decision of the country's Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) to disqualify him from participating in the presidential election scheduled for May.

Romania's election authority bars far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from May presidential race.

Romania’s presidential election is set to be rerun in May after last year’s original ballot was annulled due to suspicion of Russian interference.

The European Commission has initiated an investigation into TikTok, citing “serious indications” of foreign interference in Romania's recent presidential election.

The Constitutional Court of Romania ruled on Friday to annul the entire electoral process of the presidential elections, News.az reports citing foreign media.

The European Union (EU) has ordered TikTok to freeze data linked to the recent Romanian elections due to concerns over potential interference, according to a statement released on Thursday, News.az reports citing Deutsche Welle.

European Union regulators instructed TikTok on Thursday to preserve any information related to Romania’s presidential election after the country’s top defense body declassified intelligence suggesting Moscow orchestrated an online campaign to support a candidate who unexpectedly became the front-runner.