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"The constitutional court confirms that Basescu is elected as president of Romania, having picked up the largest number of votes cast," said a statement released by the court. Photo by BGNES
Romania's constitutional court has confirmed Traian Basescu's re-election as president, turning down a rival's appeal for the vote to be quashed.
It had ordered 138 000 void ballots to be recounted after Basescu won by a narrow margin of 70 000 votes.
Rival Mircea Geoana had called for the vote to be quashed, alleging fraud.
His Social Democrat party said it knew of 13 000 cases of multiple voting, and had received nationwide reports of bribery and vote-rigging.
"The constitutional court confirms that Basescu is elected as president of Romania, having picked up the largest number of votes cast," said a statement released by the court.
"The court unanimously rejected a request by the Social Democratic Party to cancel the second round of voting held on 6 December."
Some 10,4 million votes were cast from among 18 million eligible voters in last weekend's presidential election.
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President Iliana Yotova convened a meeting of institutions responsible for the conduct of the early parliamentary elections on April 19, with a focus on assessing preparedness and ensuring that every vote is properly safeguarded
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