Major interest in the international press for elections in Romania

The Permanent Electoral Authority announced on Thursday evening that, in order to observe the presidential elections in Romania, it has issued a total of 299 accreditations of associations and foundations, foreign journalists and international observers.

According to an AEP statement, Agerpres, 87 foreign journalists were accredited to observe the presidential elections in our country.

Journalists from: Sky News, Agence France Presse, MTVA, Action Press International, EFE agency, EPA Images, Associated Press, Spanish National Radio (RNE), Getty Images, Reuters and Reuters News Agency (RFI), France 24, France 24, BBC, Radio Toronto International, Nova Bulgaria, Nova Bulgaria, Nova Bulgaria, Nova Bulgaria, Nova Torno International, Nova Bulgaria, Nova Bulgaria Teleradio Moldova, Free Europe Moldova, Euronews Serbia, Sipa Press, Politiken, IPN, Pro TV Chisinau, TVR Moldova, UATV/Freedom TV Channel.

AEP accredited in the presidential elections of 2025 and a number of 159 international observers.

On the list of external organizations, institutions and bodies that have requested credentials to observe the Romanian poll, among others, representatives of:
* OSCE OSODID
* OSCE parliamentary assembly
* US Federal Election Commission
* A-Web-Association of World Election Bodies
* Recef – Elections Quebec
* Swiss Democracy Foundation
* State Electoral Office of Estonia
* Central Electoral Commission of Lithuania
* Malta’s Electoral Commission
* Mexico National Electoral Institute
* Central Election Commission of the Republic of Moldova
* Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* The Supreme Electoral Council of the Republic of Turkey
* South Africa Election Commission
* The Electoral Commission of the Philippine Republic
* Hungary’s National Electoral Office
* Central Electoral Commission of Albania
* Ukraine’s Central Election Commission
* The Independent Electoral Instance of Tunisia
* Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan
* India’s Electoral Commission
* US Embassy in Romania
* Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Romania
* Canada Embassy in Romania
* Norwegian Kingdom Embassy in Romania
* Hungarian Embassy in Romania
* Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Romania
* The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Romania
* France Embassy in Romania
* Promo-Lex Association

And from Romania, a number of 53 organizations, including, were accredited for Romania, including:

* Expert forum
* Funky Citizens
* Geeks for Democracy Association
* Association Center for Civic Resources
* Commissariat for Civil Society
* Education Association for Democracy
* The European Movement Organization for Defense of Human Rights (Omepado)
* Millenium for Human Rights
* Human Right Defense Organization (OADO)
* Federation of Student Associations in Law in Romania
* Center for Study of Democracy
* Association for European Consumer Protection

AEP recalls that representatives of the Romanian media institutions can assist in the operations of the electoral bureaus of the polling stations and/or of the electoral offices for the correspondence vote and have access to the buildings and rooms in which they operate only on the basis of the identity document and the journalist card.

In accordance with the legal provisions in force, the media representatives and observers cannot intervene in any way in organizing and conducting the elections, having only the right to notify the president of the Electoral Bureau in case of irregularity.