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Romanian presidential candidate says intelligence agents should be fired over cancelled election

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Elena Lasconi took aim at intelligence agencies, police, prosecutors, and even the internal revenue service’ for their roles in a shambolic election process which ended in its cancellation.

The first -round result last month caused a political earthquake in the former communist country.

The shock result sparked an investigation by intelligence agencies who allege that Romania was the target of “aggressive hybrid Russian attacks”.

Romania 's situation has drawn comparisons to Moldova and Georgia , which faced Russian election interference this year .

President Klaus Iohannis has said he will remain in the position until a new president is elected next year .

Lasconi said Romania ’s position in the geopolitical “buffer zone” which covers the three countries.