By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest Romania’s Constitutional Court asked on November 28 for a recount of the votes cast in the first round of the presidential election that took place on November 24. The decision has major implications not only for the presidential election,

BUCHAREST — Romania’s Constitutional Court on Thursday asked the country’s top election authority to recount and check again all ballots from Sunday’s presidential election first round. The Central Electoral Bureau will meet this afternoon to decide on the next steps.

The pro-Russian nationalist candidate Calin Georgescu had racked up a definitive 350,000 vote lead in an upset in Romania's presidential election as counting in the first round wound to a finish Monday.

Calin Georgescu takes shock lead in Romania’s presidential election A far-right, pro-Russia candidate has won the first round of Romania’s presidential elections. Calin Georgescu has defied the polls and surprised the political establishment.