Romania's top court postpones election decision until Dec. 2

FILE PHOTO: A woman votes during the first round of the presidential election in Bucharest, Romania, November 24, 2024. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu/File Photo

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's constitutional court said on Friday it has postponed a decision on whether to recall or validate the Nov. 24 first round of a presidential election until Dec. 2, one day after a parliamentary ballot this Sunday.

The court has ordered a recount of the 9.46 million votes cast while debating a request made by a defeated conservative candidate to annul the first round of voting.

(Reporting by Luiza Ilie; Writing by Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk)