Romania Upholds Election Results

World | December 1, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

Romania's electoral bureau has rejected an opposition demand for parliamentary and presidential elections last Sunday to be annulled amid voter fraud claims. The request was made by Traian Basescu, head of the Justice and Truth Alliance, who alleged that election authorities handed extra votes to his opponent. Official results gave a narrow lead to the governing Social Democrats in both the polls. European election observers have expressed concern over possible fraud. With most votes counted, Basescu's party trailed Adrian Nastase, the current Romanian prime minister by around 470,000 votes.

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