Conservatives are pushing the nation's highest court to overturn yet another presidential election, this one due to foreign tampering, after George Simion lost.

Romania's Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP) confirmed on May 21 that the 2025 presidential elections were conducted in a climate of integrity, fairness, and transparency. It also rejected recent online accusations made by the losing candidate as "completely false and unfounded.

Elon Musk and David Sacks, both White House advisers, weighed in separately on the election in Eastern Europe.

"I officially ask the Constitutional Court to annul the Romanian presidential elections for the same reasons the December elections were annulled: external interferences by state and non-state actors,

Urban voters, women and ethnic minorities overwhelmingly supported Dan. His conservative rival, George Simion, has announced plans to file a legal challenge to annul the election, citing 'foreign interference.

High voter turnout, especially among young people and women, helped Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan win Romania's presidential runoff, defeating the hard-right George Simion. View on euronews

Defeating populists never signals an easy return to the status quo ante.