Did Europe block Romanian ultranationalist Călin Georgescu's presidential candidacy?
After Romanian ultranationalist Călin Georgescu was disqualified from the country's presidential race, a series of posts ...
Romania's election body rejects far-right Diana Sosoaca's presidential bid, approves George Simion
Romania’s electoral body has rejected the candidacy of controversial far-right politician Diana Sosoaca in the presidential election rerun in May, but approved George Simion, the leader of the country ...
Fact Check: Romania’s election authority, not EU, barred Georgescu from election re-run
Romania’s central election authority barred far-right candidate Calin Georgescu from competing in May’s presidential election ...
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Rival candidates seek to capture Romania’s far-right electorate after Georgescu banned from presidential race
By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest The leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), George Simion, will replace Calin ...
Balkan Insight6d
Romanian Nationalists Present New Presidential Hopefuls After Georgescu Ban
Two far-right parties have chosen two new names for the presidential race in May, after a court barred nationalist candidate Calin Georgescu from running.
Romania hard right seeks replacement for Georgescu in presidential race
Former Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta joined the race for May's presidential election re-run on Wednesday as the hard ...
El Mundo on MSN7d
A top Romanian court upholds the ban on far-right Georgescu's presidential bid
A top Romanian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by far-right politician Calin Georgescu to lift a ban on his candidacy for ...
Romania Far-Right Seeks a Last-Minute Presidential Candidate
Romania’s largest far-right party is scrambling to find a candidate after the independent front-runner it supported was ...
Wall Street Journal7d
Romania Banned a Nationalist Presidential Candidate. Now It’s Bracing for a Trump Backlash.
BUCHAREST—On a recent day, nationalist politician Călin Georgescu made his way through a crush of people to enter a district ...
BBC14d
Romanians on the march after arrest of far-right presidential favourite
While Horatiu Potra has admitted to illegal possession of weapons, Georgescu has denied all wrongdoing. In just three months, Romania has gone from a stable and loyal member of the European Union ...
The New York Times20d
Romania Opens Criminal Case Against Ultranationalist Politician
By Andrew Higgins Prosecutors in Romania have opened a criminal case against Calin Georgescu, an ultranationalist politician who in November won the first round of a presidential election only to ...