Romania once again finds itself in the midst of a deep national crisis.

The latest political uncertainty was triggered in December 2024 when the country's Constitutional Court controversially annulled the presidential election held the previous month. The court suspected that far-right candidate Calin Georgescu, who won the election in the first round, benefited from a targeted disinformation campaign.

Months later, the atmosphere is still tense, with violent night-time protests roiling the capital Bucharest on March 9.

The demonstrators took to the streets after Romania's Central Election Bureau, barred pro-Russian Georgescu from running in a rerun of the presidential election set for May.

Georgescu's candidacy violated the president's very obligation to defend the constitution and democracy, the bureau ruled.

The decision, which the Constitutional........

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