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Elena Lasconi, runner up in the presidential runoff, representing the Save Romania Union, or USR, speaks after exit polls were published in the country's parliamentary elections, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Elena Lasconi, runner up in the presidential runoff, representing the Save Romania Union, or USR, speaks after exit polls were published in the country's parliamentary elections, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Calin Georgescu, the independent candidate for presidency who won the first round of presidential elections, speaks after an interview with the Associated Press in Izvorani, Romania, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Calin Georgescu, the independent candidate for presidency who won the first round of presidential elections, speaks after an interview with the Associated Press in Izvorani, Romania, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Journalists watch on their mobile phones a live interview for a local TV channel of Calin Georgescu, the independent candidate for presidency who won the first round of presidential elections, after the Constitutional Court annulled the first round of the country's presidential election, days after allegations that Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote him, in Mogosoaia, Romania, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Journalists watch on their mobile phones a live interview for a local TV channel of Calin Georgescu, the independent candidate for presidency who won the first round of presidential elections, after the Constitutional Court annulled the first round of the country's presidential election, days after allegations that Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote him, in Mogosoaia, Romania, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Journalists watch on their mobile phones a recorded video of Calin Georgescu, the independent candidate for presidency who won the first round of presidential elections, after the Constitutional Court annulled the first round of the country's presidential election, days after allegations that Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote him, in Mogosoaia, Romania, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Journalists watch on their mobile phones a recorded video of Calin Georgescu, the independent candidate for presidency who won the first round of presidential elections, after the Constitutional Court annulled the first round of the country's presidential election, days after allegations that Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote him, in Mogosoaia, Romania, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)