We are excited to invite you to the online debate on February 6th, 2025, 4-6 pm, where we will delve into the Romanian Constitutional Court's controversial decision in December 2024 to annual the presidential elections. The discussion will not only examine the annulment itself (and the constitutional reasons invoked by the Court) but will also explore its broader implications for democracies across Europe. The challenges that prompted this extraordinary decision are not unique to Romania and resonate with issues faced by other European democracies (e.g. the rapid degradation of democratic public deliberations and the oversized electoral effects of opaque social networks).
The panel aims to shed light on these common threats and potential responses to safeguard democratic integrity.
Speakers:
Vlad Perju, Harvard Law School, Reflections on the Constitutional Annulment of the Presidential Elections in Romania
Bogdan Iancu, University of Bucharest Liberal, Illiberal and Structural Authoritarianism: The Invalidation of the Romanian Presidential Elections
Sergiu Mișcoiu, Babes Bolyai University (Cluj) ‘Le government des juges’: a syndrome or a remedy in times of democratic crisis?
Moderators:
Camil Pârvu, New Europe College, Bucharest and University of Bucharest
Isabella Löhr, Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History in Potsdam (ZZF), CMB Berlin
Discussants:
Renata Uitz, CEU - Democracy Institute, Budapest
Dietmar Müller, Institute of Political Science at Leipzig University
This conference belongs to a series of events in the framework the project STEPPE. Please find more information here