How Romania’s Election Descended Into Chaos, and What’s Next

Romanians will head to the polls on Sunday in a high-stakes rerun of the country’s presidential election, almost six months after the country’s top court invalidated the original vote over allegations of Russian interference.

Romania’s Constitutional Court said it annulled the election because Moscow had meddled in the campaign by giving far-right candidate Calin Georgescu a helping hand. Georgescu was barred in March from the rescheduled vote, but another far-right candidate — opposition leader George Simion — has taken his place and become the new front-runner.