The blue chips index BET at the Bucharest Stock Exchange lost 2.35% on December 3 in a session dominated by volatility and lack of predictability, which started with a 0.76% advance building on positive dynamics on the first day after the parliamentary elections that indicated a

Romania's Constitutional Court on Monday validated the shock first-round result in its presidential election, setting the stage for a run-off vote on Dec. 8 that could upend the country's pro-Western orientation and erode backing for Ukraine.

Far-right political outsider Calin Georgescu's surprise success has raised fears in the West that it could herald a shift in the foreign policy of the NATO country bordering Ukraine.