Romanian politics was thrown into turmoil on Friday after its constitutional court announced the nullification of the country’s presidential election. A runoff election was due to be held on Sunday after a far-right candidate who’d expressed admiration for Vladimir Putin won the first round. His opponent was a law-maker on the center-right. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry explains.
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