A massive demonstration occurred in Bucharest, where thousands demanded a second round of presidential elections. The constitutional court annulled the results of the first round, which triggered the most significant protest so far.

The cancellation came after state documents showed frontrunner Calin Georgescu benefited from an unfair social-media campaign likely to have been orchestrated by Russia.

TENS of thousands took to the streets of Romania’s capital, Bucharest, on Sunday against a top court’s decision last month to annul the presidential election. The protest comes a month after the Constitutional Court made the unprecedented move to annul the election just two days before a December 8 run-off.

Thousands of Romanians protested in Bucharest after a presidential election was voided by the top court, citing unfair influence from social media campaigns linked to Russia. The pro-European government plans to re-run the election.

A massive demonstration took place in Bucharest, during which thousands of people demanded a second round of presidential elections. The constitutional court annulled the results of the first round, which triggered the largest protest so far.