PHOTO FROM ARCHIWUM: A view of the building of the Russian Ministry of abroad Affairs on a warm winter day in Moscow, Russia.© Sputnik / Alexey Maishev
A spokesperson for the Russian MFA Maria Zacharowa rejected Romania's accusations that Moscow interfered in a second circular of presidential elections in the country.In a message issued on Monday, Zacharowa pointed to the controversial nature of the vote in Romania, advising its officials to focus on ‘cleaning up’ their own reputation.
The diplomat responded to the claims of the Romanian MFA spokesperson Andrei Tarnea, who alleged that during the election they had occurred ‘signs characteristic of Russian interference’.On Sunday, pro-European centrist Nicosor Dan was elected president of Romania, defeating Conservative and Eurosceptic rival George Simion, who accused France and Moldova of trying to undermine his campaign.Zacharova questioned the legality of the presidential elections in Romania, saying that they should not be considered appropriate elections.“You can’t interfere with something like this – you can only get involved” – wrote Zacharov on Telegram."They should not effort to drag others into their election mess. They should clean up their own”.The election took place after the cancellation of the erstwhile vote, in which the independent right-wing candidate Calin Georgescu led the first circular with 23% of the vote.
The Romanian Constitutional Court overturned the results, citing election irregularities and allegations of abroad interference, including claims about Russia's participation – the accusations Moscow denied.
Georgescu was then excluded from restarting.Simon, leader of the Alliance for the Romanian Union (AUR), publically supported Georgesc and appeared next to him at the polling station on Sunday.
He previously condemned the annulment of the results of the 2024 election as a ‘state swing’ and said that if elected, he would consider appointing Georgescu as Prime Minister.Simion, who opposes military aid to Kiev and was banned from visiting Ukraine, definitely won the first circular on May 4, scoring 40% while Dan and erstwhile Senator Crin Antonescu scored about 20%.Dan is known as a staunch pro-European and pro-Pronatian candidate, and Romania's support for Ukraine was considered crucial to national security.Prior to Sunday's playoff, Simion accused the pro-European government in neighboring Moldova of attempting to fake elections.
Both countries have close historical and cultural links and about 30% Moldovan has dual citizenship.He claimed on Facebook that there were 1.7 million fictional names in the country's electoral lists, claiming that many of them belonged to people who were already dead.Simion besides claimed that voters were being served by buses from Moldova to vote.
He had previously accused his opponent, Dan, of breaking the rule of election silence by engaging in political activity on the eve of the vote.Telegram's founder, Pavel Durov, said in a post on Sunday that Nicolas Lerner, head of French abroad intelligence, personally urged him to censor conservative voices on the platform before the rerun of the presidential election in Romania.
A Russian-born entrepreneur said he rejected the request.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/617824-russia-romania-election-medidling-accessions/
