The decision is final, the journalists wrote. The annulment request was submitted by George Simion, leader of the nationalist Alliance for the Union of Romanians, who lost in the second round. Read also: Romania heads to runoff as far-right Simion challenges pro-EU Dan for presidency Simion responded to the rejection by claiming that the

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.

"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,