The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) decided on Monday, by a majority vote, to reject the appeals made by independent presidential candidate Mircea Geoană regarding two decisions of the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) that determine who can have representatives in the electoral offices of polling stations.In the same session, other appeals concerning the candidacies of Marcel Ciolacu, Nicolae Ciucă, and Mircea Geoană were also dismissed..
The CCR decided, by a majority vote, to reject Mircea Geoană’s appeals against BEC decisions numbered 4/D/24. 09. 2024 and 12/D/30. 09. 2024.
These BEC decisions refer to who is entitled to have representatives in polling stations.Specifically, decision number 4/D/24. 09. 2024 establishes the procedure for ‚the accreditation of delegates from political formations participating in the elections for the President of Romania in 2024 and who do not have representatives in the electoral office of the polling station or in the electoral office for postal voting,‘ while decision number 12/D/30. 09. 2024 establishes ‚certain measures regarding the formation and completion of electoral offices in the elections for the President of Romania in 2024.‘.
The first decision contested by Mircea Geoană (4/D/24. 09. 2024) stipulates that persons can be delegated to assist in the activities of each electoral office from political formations that participate in the elections and do not have representatives in the Electoral Bureau: ‚By political formations participating in the elections, it is understood to mean political parties, political alliances, and legally established organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities that have proposed candidates, and the registration of the respective candidacy has become definitive.‘.
The second BEC decision contested by Geoană (12/D/30. 09. 2024) establishes, among other things, how many members each Electoral Bureau has and how these members are appointed.
In the same session, the CCR made the following decisions, unanimously:
Mircea Geoană submitted his candidacy to the BEC on October 3.He officially announced his intention to run on September 11, at the end of his term as Deputy Secretary General of NATO.
