The decision leaves Romania’s resurgent far-right with just days to come up with a new candidate who can tap into the anti-establishment sentiment that Georgescu’s candidacy brought into the open.

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Romanian constitutional court on Tuesday upheld a ban preventing the far-right candidate Călin ...

Any presidential election in Romania that takes place without the participation of Călin Georgescu is “illegitimate,” Russia said Tuesday, two days after Bucharest banned the far-right front-runner ...

The decision, announced on March 10 by Romanian MEP Siegfried Mureșan (EPP/PNL), is aimed at supporting Moldova's European integration efforts and countering disinformation. The interim president ...

Romania's electoral body has rejected a far-right populist’s candidacy for the upcoming presidential election rerun, sparking controversy and accusations of a "coup d'état". Calin Georgescu ...

Donald Trump’s government is here to help. Romania, a country of 19 million people bordering Ukraine, is now at the center of a transatlantic dispute between allies of the U.S. president and European ...

Georgescu said the electoral body had exceeded its powers by banning him Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has appealed against the country's Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) decision to ...

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. https://p.dw ...

BUCHAREST, March 10 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the electoral body’s headquarters to express anger over its ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Chaos broke out in Romania’s capital Sunday evening as incensed supporters of the far-right populist Calin Georgescu protested the electoral body’s decision to ...