Romania’s constitutional court threw out defeated far-right candidate George Simion’s challenge to the result of Sunday’s presidential election. Simion announced Tuesday he would contest the outcome, claiming foreign interference by France and Moldova and voter fraud had influenced the contest, without providing evidence.

The decision is final, the journalists wrote. The annulment request was submitted by George Simion, leader of the nationalist Alliance for the Union of Romanians, who lost in the second round. Read also: Romania heads to runoff as far-right Simion challenges pro-EU Dan for presidency Simion responded to the rejection by claiming that the

Mr Simion had been the favourite to win but lost to pro-EU candidate Nicusor Dan in the final vote over the weekend.