Victor Ponta

So the main allegation was that the TikTok campaign of one of the candidate has been massively supported from outside of the country and by a state entity. This is called in this Supreme Council of Defense statement. And then, yes, the Constitutional Court in Romania, it has the general right, like it is the Supreme Court in the United States, of defending the Constitution.

So the main allegation was that the TikTok campaign of one of the candidate has been massively supported from outside of the country and by a state entity. This is called in this Supreme Council of Defense statement. And then, yes, the Constitutional Court in Romania, it has the general right, like it is the Supreme Court in the United States, of defending the Constitution.

It doesn't say in any provision that they can cancel the election or they can... It's just... guarding the Constitution and also the Constitutional Court is supposed to certify the result of the presidential election. But it has never interfered before. We had many presidential elections. We had good results and bad results, depending on which candidate we supported.

It doesn't say in any provision that they can cancel the election or they can... It's just... guarding the Constitution and also the Constitutional Court is supposed to certify the result of the presidential election. But it has never interfered before. We had many presidential elections. We had good results and bad results, depending on which candidate we supported.

But the Constitutional Court, if you ask me very specifically, it's first time in 35 years when it takes such a decision of examining and cancellation of presidential election. That's why we are all so frustrated and so worried about the real democratic rules, because majority of us, we feel that this is not democratic, that if the people vote, a body made up of nine people, they can cancel this.

But the Constitutional Court, if you ask me very specifically, it's first time in 35 years when it takes such a decision of examining and cancellation of presidential election. That's why we are all so frustrated and so worried about the real democratic rules, because majority of us, we feel that this is not democratic, that if the people vote, a body made up of nine people, they can cancel this.

Yeah, that's very true and that's very bluntly said.

Yeah, that's very true and that's very bluntly said.

Unfortunately, Charlie, it was the response that you for sure you will expect. They immediately took the official statement and they support it without having any more datas than the statement from Romanian

Unfortunately, Charlie, it was the response that you for sure you will expect. They immediately took the official statement and they support it without having any more datas than the statement from Romanian

authorities and they said yeah it's obvious that russia has interfered and i would also add that your former state secretary mr blinken maybe in 48 hours had the same opinion and the public he published his opinion we support romanian government and authorities on cancelling the election when the administration change and we are happy for this

authorities and they said yeah it's obvious that russia has interfered and i would also add that your former state secretary mr blinken maybe in 48 hours had the same opinion and the public he published his opinion we support romanian government and authorities on cancelling the election when the administration change and we are happy for this

it started to be a real debate and it started to first of all the u.s new government to ask questions really what are your proofs what are your evidence how did you take such a decision how do you want to give us your partners

it started to be a real debate and it started to first of all the u.s new government to ask questions really what are your proofs what are your evidence how did you take such a decision how do you want to give us your partners

clear messages that you will respect the will of the people, but December, regarding your very direct question, the European establishment and the Biden administration, they just took it for granted, the short communication of the Romanian authorities, and they didn't check, they just supported without getting too deep into this.

clear messages that you will respect the will of the people, but December, regarding your very direct question, the European establishment and the Biden administration, they just took it for granted, the short communication of the Romanian authorities, and they didn't check, they just supported without getting too deep into this.

I am very concerned because I've seen what happened in Romania in the last years. And because you mentioned, yes, we come from the communist bloc, but even during the Soviet time, we succeeded to preserve our national values, which is loving our country, religion, family. traditional values which are very close to our mentality.

I am very concerned because I've seen what happened in Romania in the last years. And because you mentioned, yes, we come from the communist bloc, but even during the Soviet time, we succeeded to preserve our national values, which is loving our country, religion, family. traditional values which are very close to our mentality.

And in the last years we felt like coming from Brussels this time, not from Moscow, it was the same effort of trying to change our values, our mentality, our traditions. And the reaction of the people, including myself, it was like, look, we want to be in Europe,

And in the last years we felt like coming from Brussels this time, not from Moscow, it was the same effort of trying to change our values, our mentality, our traditions. And the reaction of the people, including myself, it was like, look, we want to be in Europe,