Tens of thousands protested in Romania’s capital against a top court’s decision last month to annul the presidential election after an outsider candidate unexpectedly emerged as the frontrunner.

In Bucharest, about 6.5 thousand supporters of AUR (Alliance for the Unification of Romanians party) came out today, January 12, to protest against the cancellation of the presidential elections in 2024.

Supporters of ultra-nationalist Calin Georgescu, the candidate who won the first round of Romania's annulled presidential election, demonstrate Thursday outside the headquarters of Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice in Bucharest.

Supporters of Calin Georgescu, winner of elections’ 1st round, demand resumption of electoral process, reports local media - Anadolu Ajansı

TENS of thousands took to the streets of Romania’s capital, Bucharest, on Sunday against a top court’s decision last month to annul the presidential election. The protest comes a month after the Constitutional Court made the unprecedented move to annul the election just two days before a December 8 run-off.