By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) on May 22 rejected a request to annul the presidential election filed by far-right candidate George Simion, who alleged that authorities in Moldova and France interfered with the electoral process.

George Simion, who lost Sunday's election to Bucharest's centrist Mayor Nicusor Dan, had appealed to the Constitutional Court to cancel the vote, alleging foreign interference, including by France.

Romania’s constitutional court threw out defeated far-right candidate George Simion’s challenge to the result of Sunday’s presidential election. Simion announced Tuesday he would contest the outcome, claiming foreign interference by France and Moldova and voter fraud had influenced the contest, without providing evidence.