Romanian police raided houses on Saturday linked to a probe into alleged irregularities in the first-round presidential election win of far-right outsider Calin Georgescu, a day after the top court cancelled the imminent run-off.
The annulment comes after a spate of intelligence documents declassified this week by the presidency detailed allegations against Georgescu and Russia, including "massive" social media promotion and cyberattacks.
The court's move sent shockwaves across the EU and NATO member state bordering Ukraine and opened the way for a new electoral process to start from scratch while a new government is due to set a date for a fresh vote.
Three houses in Brasov city in central Romania were being searched on Saturday as part of the investigation "in connection with crimes of voter corruption, money laundering, computer forgery," said a statement from the prosecutor's office.
The investigations also concern the violation of the law on the prohibition of organizations and symbols of a fascist, racist or xenophobic nature, the statement added.
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