Romania, Georgescu and Central Election

Romania: Far-right candidate Georgescu barred from presidential election
Calin Georgescu had been leading in opinion polls with around 40% of the vote. He is expected to appeal the decision to exclude him from the election.
Romanian far-right candidate submits presidential bid for repeat election
Calin Georgescu, the far-right pro-Russian frontrunner in Romania's cancelled presidential election, submitted his candidacy for the May ballot re-run on Friday amid doubts that he will be allowed to run.
Romania’s election body rejects candidacy of far-right Calin Georgescu in presidential rerun
Romania’s electoral body has rejected Calin Georgescu’s candidacy in the presidential election rerun, after the far-right populist won the first round of last year’s race before a top court annulled t
Romanian far-right presidential hopeful barred from poll rerun
Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has been barred from participating in May's presidential election rerun by the country's Central Electoral Bureau. In December, Romania's constitutional court annulled the first round of the vote - in which he came first - after intelligence revealed Russia had been involved in 800 TikTok accounts backing him.
Romanian far-right pro-Russian candidate barred from presidential vote
Romania’s central election authority on Sunday barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in May’s presidential election re-run.
Romania Bars Far-Right Frontrunner From Presidential Race
Romania banned far-right front-runner Calin Georgescu from taking part in May presidential election in a move that deepens the country’s political turmoil and risks provoking the wrath of Trump administration.
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Trump and Putin gang up on European centrists in Romania’s election crisis
Elon Musk slams Romanian authorities for banning far-right frontrunner Călin Georgescu. It’s another win for the Kremlin.
Romania detains 6 on suspicion of plotting a coup in collusion with Russia
Six people suspected of colluding with Russia to plot a coup against the Romanian government have been detained, according to ...
Romania detains suspects in Russia-linked treason case, 101-year-old retired general’s house raided
Romania detained six people on charges of trying to overthrow the state with Russia’s help, prosecutors said on Thursday, and ...
Bucharest is losing its shores: "Moscow's agents were preparing a coup d'etat and withdrawal from NATO"
In Romania, employees of the Directorate for the Investigation of Crimes related to Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), ...
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Romania arrests six over alleged Russia-linked coup plot
Romanian prosecutors detain six people on charges of treason for allegedly seeking Russian help for coup plot.
Hungary looks to Romania to help diversify its energy sources
Hungary is looking to expand its cooperation with Romania in the gas sector to diversify its energy sources and their ...
The far-right Romanian outsider backed by Washington and Moscow
FREE TO READ] Călin Georgescu receives support from both the Trump administration and Russia’s spy agency ahead of presidential vote in May ...
Romania expels two military officials attached to Russian embassy for breaching diplomatic rules
Romania has expelled two military diplomats from the Russian embassy in Bucharest as tensions sour between Moscow and the European Union and NATO-member country ...
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It wasn’t immediately clear on what grounds his candidacy was rejected, but the BEC said that a full text of its decision ...
Supporters of Romania's Georgescu face off with police in Bucharest
Protests break out after Romania bars far-right Calin Georgescu from presidential electionsEarlier the supporters chanted and ...