Allegations of electoral fraud in Romania where 5% of the ballots were spoiled

Romanian non-governmental groups and opposition politicians have accused the ruling coalition of electoral fraud in June 9 local and European elections which saw the governing alliance tighten its grip on city halls across the country.

Some incumbent mayors who narrowly lost claimed there was fraud while Expert Forum which was monitoring the election revealed that a record of almost 500,000 ballots were spoiled, a massive 5.1% of the total.

The governing Social Democrats and the Liberals who formed an alliance in late 2021  both won well over 30% in the joint elections.

Hard-right…