Romania rejects anti-Western candidate's presidential bid
Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) on Sunday rejected the candidacy of independent politician Calin Georgescu, a staunch critic of the West and NATO, for the coming presidential election on May 4. Georgescu led the first round of the annulled November 2024 election.
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 Candidate Barred From May 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. The rejection of his candidacy, which was condemned by far-right party leaders as undemocratic,
Romania blocks frontrunner from postponed presidential race
Protests have erupted in Romania after authorities barred Calin Georgescu, a candidate critical of NATO, from running in May's presidential election re-run.
Chaos in Romania's capital after far-right Calin Georgescu barred from presidential redo
Chaos broke out in Romania’s capital as supporters of the far-right populist Calin Georgescu protested the electoral body’s decision to reject his candidacy in a presidential election redo
Romanian far-right presidential hopeful barred from poll rerun
Clashes erupt in Bucharest over the ban on Calin Georgescu, whose unexpected presidential election first-round win was annulled.
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 blocks Russia-aligned candidate Georgescu from presidential rerun, sparking protests
The court flagged undeclared campaign financing and alleged fraudulent use of digital technologies, with authorities ...
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Who is Calin Georgescu, the far-right populist being investigated by prosecutors in Romania?
Calin Georgescu, a little-known, far-right populist, clinched the most votes and advanced to the second round to face off ...
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Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan first to officially submit candidacy for 2025 presidential elections
Bucharest general mayor Nicușor Dan submitted his candidacy for the 2025 presidential elections on Friday, March 7, the first ...
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Far-right frontrunner Călin Georgescu blocked from Romanian presidential race
Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau on Sunday blocked Russia-aligned, far-right candidate Călin Georgescu from running in ...
Romania arrests six over ‘Vlad the Impaler’ pro-Russia treason plot
Retired general aged 101 among those detained for plotting to overthrow Bucharest government with help of Moscow ...
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Romania expels two military officials attached to Russian embassy for breaching diplomatic rules
Romania said on Wednesday it had expelled two military diplomats from the Russian embassy in Bucharest as tensions sour between Moscow and the European Union and ...