Romania Banned a Nationalist Presidential Candidate. Now It’s Bracing for a Trump Backlash.
Georgescu, who has repeatedly denied links to the Kremlin, wrote that “Romania is under tyranny!” The decision to bar him sparked protests in Bucharest outside the electoral commission on Sunday, with ...
Final ruling bars far-right Georgescu from Romanian vote
Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has lost his appeal against a ruling barring him from participating in May's ...
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At his academy, Romanian legend Hagi shapes future champions
A huge mural of Gheorghe Hagi graces his football academy, a reminder of Romania's spectacular performance at the 1994 World ...
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Far-right front-runner in Romania’s annulled presidential race files his candidacy in the rerun
As the 62-year-old Georgescu arrived at the Central Election Bureau in the capital, Bucharest, hundreds of supporters waved Romanian flags and chanted: “Last resort, another revolution!” Advertisement ...
Romanians on the march after arrest of far-right presidential favourite
In a quiet flat not far from the noisy marchers, Elena Calistru, president of Funky Citizens, a liberal-minded, non-governmental organisation, admits that the protesters' anguish about a corrupt, ...
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.