A top Romanian court has asked the official electoral authority to recount and verify all of the ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election.

A Romanian top court will ask for a vote recount in the first round of the country's presidential election, Digi24 TV reported on Thursday citing court sources, after a shock victory for a far right candidate.

Romania’s top court order presidential election recount | REUTERS Romania's top court ordered a recount of votes in the first round of the presidential election and the country's top security body warned Romania was a key target for hostile actions from Russia after a shock result in the ballot.