A top court issued the ruling just days after an ultranationalist outsider unexpectedly won the most votes in the first round of presidential elections held Sunday.

Romania's far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu claimed state institutions are undermining the people's vote after winning the first-round election. The Constitutional Court ordered a vote recount amidst warnings of potential cyber attacks by national security bodies.

Calin Georgescu, who had been widely dismissed as a fringe candidate, won the most votes on Sunday with 22.9 percent. He will face a more centrist opponent in the second round on Dec. 8.

Romania's top court on Thursday ordered a recount of votes in the first round of the presidential election and the country's top security body warned Romania was a key target for hostile actions from Russia after a shock result in the ballot.

Constitutional Court to decide on Friday whether to annul first round results following complaints poll subject to foreign interference

A journalist records Calin Georgescu, running as an independent candidate for president gestures while delivering a speech to media, in Izvorani, Romania, 2024.