A TOP Romanian court today rejected as unfounded a request by the far-right candidate to annul the result of the presidential election he decisively lost to his pro-European Union opponent on Sunday.

After deliberations on Thursday, Romania’s Constitutional Court unanimously rejected the annulment request, filed on Tuesday by George Simion, in which he alleged that foreign interference and co-ordinated manipulation affected the vote. 

The court said its decision is final.

Mr Simion, leader of the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, had conceded defeat after losing in the run-off to Nicusor Dan, the Bucharest mayor who obtained 53.6 per cent of the vote, a margin of more than 829,000 ballots.

Mr Simion claimed in a social media post that the court “has continued the coup!” following its decision. “We have no choice but to fight!” he said.

Sunday’s vote was held months after the same court voided the previous election in which the far-right candidate Calin Georgescu led the first round, following allegations of an online “influence operation” masterminded by Russia, which it denies.

In his request to annul the election, Mr Simion claimed he had “irrefutable evidence” that France, Moldova and “other actors” meddled in the ballot, but did not present any evidence. 

He also alleged that some counted votes were in the names of people already deceased.