Romania's top court on Friday postponed a decision on whether to annul the first round of a presidential election until Dec. 2, after a shock result caused suspicions of interference in the campaign.

Romanian authorities began recounting ballots after an election that shook the country’s political establishment with a victory for a little-known ultranationalist candidate as the country’s top court weighed accusations of outside meddling.

Constitutional Court to decide on Friday whether to annul first round results following complaints poll subject to foreign interference

Romania's top court on Thursday ordered a recount of votes in the first round of the presidential election and the country's top security body warned Romania was a key target for hostile actions from Russia after a shock result in the ballot.

The surprise far-right winner of the first round of Romania's presidential election has denied he wants to leave NATO and the European Union, appearing to roll back some of his positions amid protests over his victory.

On Thursday, the Romanian Constitutional Court ordered a recount of the votes from the first round of the presidential election. Calin Georgescu, a far-right candidate, took first place. The Romanian Constitutional Court decided on Thursday that a recount of the votes cast in the first round of the presidential election,