Elon Musk and David Sacks, both White House advisers, weighed in separately on the election in Eastern Europe.

"I officially ask the Constitutional Court to annul the Romanian presidential elections for the same reasons the December elections were annulled: external interferences by state and non-state actors,

The hard-right nationalist who lost Romania’s presidential election rerun says he has asked a top court to annul the election results.

Defeating populists never signals an easy return to the status quo ante.

George Simion, the nationalist candidate who lost Romania's presidential election, said Tuesday he was asking the constitutional court to cancel the vote, alleging interference. - Last year's annulled vote - The ballot came five months after Romania's constitutional court annulled an election over allegations of Russian interference and massive social media promotion of the far-right frontrunner,

Mr Simion had been the favourite to win but lost to pro-EU candidate Nicusor Dan in the final vote over the weekend.

JPMorgan said on Monday that an election win by Romania's centrist Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan is reducing political risk ahead and that a sovereign ratings downgrade to below investment grade was now less of a concern.

Hard-right nationalist George Simion could win Romania’s presidential election run-off on Sunday – a vote being held five months after the original election was annulled.

There was a wave of euphoria and relief across Europe following the election of pro-European liberal Nicusor Dan as Romania’s new president. Moldovan President Maia Sandu echoed the sentiment: “Congratulations,