Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu said that the unanimous decision of the Constitutional Court (CCR) judges on banning the presidential candidacy of far-right politician Calin Georgescu ...

Violence erupted in Bucharest on Sunday evening after Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau disbarred Calin Georgescu from standing in May’s re-run presidential election. In a statement, the bureau ...

Romania’s right-wing presidential frontrunner was barred from the race under criminal charges he compares to those President Donald Trump faced. "We are faced with a communist regime as well ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A top Romanian court has upheld the ban on far-right politician Calin Georgescu’s presidential bid.

Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has lost his appeal against a ruling barring him from participating in May's presidential election. The Constitutional Court issued the final ruling on ...

The electoral authority (BEC) rejected Calin Georgescu's candidacy on March 9, arguing that the politician failed to meet the basic requirements to "defend democracy" and the state institutions.

BUCHAREST - Romanian authorities have barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from taking part in May's rerun of a cancel led presidential election, prompting him on Monday to say ...

BUCHAREST - Romanian far-right presidential contender Calin Georgescu said on Monday he would challenge a decision to bar him from taking part in an election rerun in May, but analysts said his ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu, who was barred from running in a presidential election redo, appealed the electoral body’s decision to a top court on Monday.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Calin Georgescu, the winner of the first round of presidential elections, later annulled by the ...