The REPER Party on Thursday asked for the resignation of the head of the Standing Electoral Authority (AEP) Toni Grebla, of the entire AEP leadership and Interior Minister Catalin Predoiu, saying that they are guilty of „vitiating the results of the June 9 elections through serious irregularities found by electoral competitors, independent observers and citizens.”

REPER also asked President Klaus Iohannis to exercise „immediately” his role as mediator between society and the state, „at a delicate moment for democracy in Romania, in which confidence in the electoral process has collapsed and there are two other rounds of crucial elections for the future of the country.”

According to a press statement released on Thursday, in the last 24 hours, after the REPER call, more than 220 citizens noticed that at the polling station where they voted for REPER there are zero votes for this political party in the minutes published on the AEP website.

According to them, in only two precincts where such a recount was made, REPER recovered over 150 votes from zero, „but in the whole country there are over 2500 polling stations where zero votes for the REPER Party appear in the minutes.”

„Without a recount of votes where there are suspicions of fraud, the June 9 elections will remain a black stain for democracy in Romania and a flagrant violation of the principle of guaranteeing the right to free and fair elections,” according to REPER Co-Chair Dragos Pislaru.

AGERPRES