Romania Election Final Null Vote Recount Finds 1,260 Valid Ballots For Basescu, 987 For Geoana

The recount of all voided ballots in Romania’s presidential election held last Sunday found 2,247 valid ballots, of which 1,260 for incumbent Traian Basescu and 987 for social democrat Mircea Geoana, Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau said Monday.

5 views

Imaginea articolului Romania Election Final Null Vote Recount Finds 1,260 Valid Ballots For Basescu, 987 For Geoana

no title

Romania's Constitutional Court Friday ordered a recount of the nearly 140,000 null votes in the election following the Social Democratic Party's claim that the poll was tainted by fraud, after their candidate Geoana lost the vote to incumbent Basescu at a difference of some 70,000 ballots.

The Constitutional Court has yet to rule whether to validate the election or order a rerun, as social democrats demanded.

If you liked this story, please follow MEDIAFAX.RO on FACEBOOK »

The content of mediafax.ro is for your information only. Republishing or using this content is forbidden without express consent of MEDIAFAX. For this consent, please ask for it by mail at vanzari@mediafax.ro.