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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 election body rejects candidacy of far-right populist Calin Georgescu in presidential redo
Romania's electoral body on Sunday rejected Calin Georgescu's candidacy in a presidential election redo, after the far-right populist won the first round of last year's race before a top court annulled 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.
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.
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 ...
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Romania Kicks Out Russian Diplomats Amid Election Drama
Romania's government is taking a bold stand, expelling Russian diplomats over what it sees as a threat to its sovereignty and ...
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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.
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), ...
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 ...
Romania declares Russian military attache and deputy personae non grata
BUCHAREST - Romania declared the Russian embassy's military attache and his deputy personae non grata on March 5 for what it ...
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Russian court sentences Romanian citizen to 19 years in penal colony for drug trafficking
A court in Moscow has sentenced Romanian citizen Mihail Nicolaev to 19 years in prison for participation in an international ...