A supporter of Romanian former presidential candidate Calin Georgescu wearing a Romanian flag holds a placard depicting Georgescu hugging a person with the lettering reading "We love you much, our President - The holy embrace" as she waits for the end of a hearing inside The Court of Appeal in Bucharest on December 30, 2024. Hundreds of Calin Georgescu's supporters gathered in a protest to support his legal action, asking for the validation of the second tour of the presidential elections canceled by The Constitutional Court of Romania. Georgescu is asking a Bucharest court to reverse the decision to annul the presidential elections earlier this month, following claims of Russian interference. He accuses the authorities of "a formalised coup d'etat". (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)