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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A top Romanian court on Friday annulled the first round of the country's presidential election, days after allegations that Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outside r who won the first round. The Constitutional Court’s unprecedented decision — which is final — came after President Klaus Iohannis declassified intelligence on Wednesday that alleged Russia ran a sprawling campaign comprising thousands of social media accounts to promote Calin Georgescu across platforms such as TikTok and Telegram. The intelligence files were from the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Special Telecommunication Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Despite being an outsider who declared zero campaign spending, Georgescu emerged as the frontrunner on Nov. 24 . He was due to face reformist Elena Lasconi of the Save Romania Union party in a runoff on Sunday. A new date will now be set to rerun the vote from scratch. Some 951 voting stations had already opened abroad on Friday for the runoff for Romania's large diaspora but had to be halted. Lasconi strongly condemned the court's decision, saying it was “illegal, immoral, and crushes the very essence of democracy.” “We should have moved forward with the vote. We should have respected the will of the Romanian people. Whether we like it or not, from a legal and legitimate standpoint, 9 million Romanian citizens, both in the country and the diaspora, expressed their preference for a particular candidate through their votes. We cannot ignore their will!" she said. “I know I would have won. And I will win because the Romanian people know I will fight for them, that I will unite them for a better Romania,” she added. “I will defend our democracy. I will not give up.” She said the issue of Russian interference should have been tackled after the election was completed. Some 9.4 million people — about 52.5% of eligible voters — had cast ballots in the first round. Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said in a statement the annulment was “the only correct solution” following the intelligence drop which revealed the “Romanian people’s vote was flagrantly distorted as a result of Russian interference.” “The presidential elections must be held again,” he said in a post on Facebook. “At the same time, investigations by the authorities must uncover who is responsible for the massive attempt to influence the outcome of the presidential election.” The same court last week ordered a recount of the first-round votes, which added to the myriad controversies that have engulfed a chaotic election cycle. Following a recount, the court then validated the first-round results on Monday. Many observers have expressed concerns that annulling the vote could trigger civil unrest. George Simion, the leader of the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, said the development was a “coup d’état in full swing” but urged people not to take to the streets. “We don’t let ourselves be provoked, this system has to fall democratically,” he said. Cristian Andrei, a political consultant based in Bucharest, said the court's decision amounts to a “crisis mode situation for the Romanian democracy.” “In light of the information about the external interference, the massive interference in elections, I think this was not normal but predictable, because it’s not normal times at all, Romania is an uncharted territory,” he told The Associated Press. “The problem is here, do we have the institutions to manage such an interference in the future?” Thirteen candidates ran in the first round presidential vote in this European Union and NATO member country. The president serves a five-year term and has significant decision-making powers in areas such as national security, foreign policy and judicial appointments. On Dec. 1, Romania also held a parliamentary election which saw pro-Western parties win the most votes, but also a surge of support for far-right nationalists. Before the first round vote, most surveys predicted the top three candidates would be Ciolacu, who came in third place, and Simion or Lasconi in second place. As the surprising results came in with Georgescu on top, and Lasconi narrowly beating Ciolacu, it sent shockwaves through the political establishment and plunged it into turmoil. Georgescu’s surprising success in the presidential race left many political observers wondering how most local surveys were so far off, putting him behind at least five other candidates before the vote. Many observers attributed his success to his TikTok account, which now has 6 million likes and 541,000 followers. 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New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) TMC MP Mahua Moitra accused the BJP-led Centre on Friday of "bleeding the Constitution from a thousand cuts" and said it is crystal clear that the political executive has "systematically eroded democracy" over the last 10 years. Participating in a debate in the Lok Sabha on 75 years of the Constitution, Moitra asserted that the need of the hour is to ensure that the idea of India survives in its purest form. Also Read | Election Commission Quiet on How 75-Lakh Votes Spiked Post-Polling Hours in Maharashtra, Claims Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi President Prakash Ambedkar. For a significant part of her speech, the Trinamool Congress MP trained her guns on former chief justice of India D Y Chandrachud, without naming him, and said what troubles the opposition is that some members of the higher judiciary appear to be doing their best to compromise the independence and integrity of the country's constitutional courts. "The outgoing CJI waxed eloquent on how the right to bail has been granted during his tenure.... From A for Arnab to Z for Zubair, his alphabets (sic) seem to be abbreviated because it did not include G for Gulfisha Fatima, did not include H for Haney Babu, did not include K for Khalid Saifi, did not include S for Sharjeel Imam, U for Umar Khalid and countless others," she said. Also Read | Fake Call Centre Busted: Noida Police Bust Illegal Call Centre in Sector 63, Arrest 76 People in Email Fraud Scheme. Moitra said the former CJI made it a point to state that the Supreme Court is not meant to act like a political opposition. "We in the opposition do not need the Supreme Court to do our job. We are not asking it to (do so) but what troubles us is that some members of the higher judiciary appear to be doing their best to compromise the independence and integrity of our constitutional courts," she said. Moitra also apparently criticised Chandrachud for hosting Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence during the Ganapati festival. "I do not think the framers of our Constitution ever imagined a scenario where judges would rely on private conversations with the god to write judgments rather than on objective logic, on reasoning, on law and on the Constitution," the TMC MP said. In a message to the CJIs of the past and present, she said, "Yours is not to worry about your personal legacy, yours is not to take directions from the god, yours is not to have a private family function turned into a televised circus with a political executive. The Constitution is your only god, the Constitution should be the only 'atithi' (guest) that should be at your home as your 'deva' (god). Attention-seeking divas do not leave legacies, upholders of our basic sovereign rights will only be remembered." Moitra claimed that a large number of people feel that the Constitution is in "danger" and asserted that as responsible public representatives, it is imperative that it is put to test and checked if this is fearmongering. Citing a professor's three broad tests to check if the political executive is constitutionally accountable, she said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cannot usurp power in a way that takes away the rights of others. "This ruling party, when confronted with this charge, uses only one defence -- what about Mrs (Indira) Gandhi's Emergency? Yes, that was a full-frontal attack on democracy, no questions about that, but we saw it for what it was. This government's modus operandi has been indirect and creeping, an incremental and systemic assault for the past 10 years," she said. The TMC MP alleged that the Modi government has consistently sought to erase the distinction between the ruling party and the State by undermining and capturing all the mechanisms that seek executive accountability. "It is killing our Constitution by a thousand cuts." Moitra flagged electoral malpractices, such as voter disenfranchisement and biased campaign finance, giving the ruling party an unfair advantage. Voter disenfranchisement has reached epic proportions in India, she claimed. Another aspect is the largely-targeted exclusion of a "hated minority" by a prejudiced majoritarian State, creating a whole section of second-class citizens whose rights are less equal than others, Moitra said. This government brought a "discriminatory" Citizenship (Amendment) Act that is openly violative of the right to equality before law, she added. Hitting out at the BJP-ruled states, Moitra said these governments are competing with each other in "bulldozer justice", demolishing homes, usually of minorities, without due process of law. Moitra also attacked the BJP government over the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution in Jammu and Kashmir and said the right to free speech of the people of the region has been suppressed. She also dubbed probe agencies, such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), as "extortionist departments" of the government. "In a cooked-up case against me, the CBI is wasting precious time looking for a scarf and lipstick that a friend gave me," she said. On the independence of the Election Commission, Moitra said, "Since this government has come in, two ECs have inexplicably quit before their terms ended." Other institutional bodies have also been severely compromised, Moitra added. "It is crystal clear that this political executive, for the last 10 years, has systematically eroded democracy. It fails spectacularly on all three tests of constitutional accountability. Our Constitution is bleeding from a thousand cuts," she said. Moitra also read out poems by Hilal Fareed and Faiz Ahmed Faiz to take a swipe at the Modi government. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A video of a man beating up a hurt deer posted on social media has garnered attention and now the Missouri Department of Conservation is investigating. The video posted on Facebook at around 8:30 p.m. Saturday is a screen recording of a Snapchat video showing a hurt deer lying on the side of the road. The post claims the men involved are from Rolla. The video shows a man walking toward a deer lying on the side of the road that has blood coming from its mouth. The man is heard saying "f**k this stupid thing" as he walks towards it. Once the man approaches the deer, he strikes the deer in the head about three times while yelling more expletives at the animal and saying it jumped out in front of him. The man then shows the deer, which has blood coming from its nose and a cut on its forehead. It's eyes are partially closed. Another man can be heard saying, "Hold my phone so I can cut its throat." The next clip shows the deer upright standing next to the road. The man recording says to the deer "What the f**k are you doing bro? You just hit the damn truck and you're just going to walk off?" The man kicks the deer. The deer then runs off into the distance while the man laughs. The other man says "you just lost the deer meat," the man recording then says "f**k this stupid thing" before starting to run in the direction the deer ran. The video cuts off after that. In an email to ABC 17 News, a spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Conservation says the agency is aware of the incident and is investigating. The spokesperson provided no other information. When the conservation department's agents complete an investigation, any recommendations for criminal charges will go through the appropriate county prosecutor. The Phelps County Sheriff's Office and Rolla Police deferred to the conservation department for information about the investigation. The video has gotten 769 shares, 366 reactions and 659 comments on Facebook. A commenter on the post tagged the Missouri Department of Conservation. Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson said in Missouri, it is illegal to intentionally inflict suffering on an animal. "Normally, that's a misdemeanor, it's punishable by up to a year in jail or up to a $2,000 fine," Johnson said. "But, if you inflict torture or mutilation on an animal while you're causing suffering, it actually is a felony, in Missouri, you could go to prison for up to four years."A guitar company touting an endorsement by Donald Trump has become embroiled in a trademark dispute, accused of imitating an iconic instrument, U.S. media reported Tuesday. Trump Guitars, whose website boasts a picture of the U.S. president-elect holding a six-string, has received a "cease and desist" letter from Gibson, whose guitars have been favorites of musicians including Bob Dylan and Chuck Berry. The letter warns Trump Guitars owner 16 Creative that the design of their product "infringes upon Gibson's exclusive trademarks, particularly the iconic Les Paul body shape," U.S. outlets said. Trump Guitars, which says on its website it has "the ONLY guitar endorsed" by the incoming commander-in-chief has already sold out of its Trump-autographed American Eagle electric guitar, which had a price tag of $11,500. The company is also offering a "Presidential Series" in red, gold or black, whose shape bears a striking resemblance to the Les Paul, but which has "DONALD J. TRUMP" inlaid on the fretboard. However, the site notes: "The images shown are for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product." The website also offers a disclaimer that it is not in any way affiliated to Gibson Brands Inc. The guitars, the site notes, are "manufactured by multiple providers and include parts/features that are both domestic and international." It was not immediately clear if they would be affected by a proposed 25 percent blanket tariff the incoming president says he intends to impose on products shipped from Mexico or Canada. Trump is not shy about putting his name to an array of products unrelated to his core real estate empire. 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