Romania on Sunday barred far-right frontrunner Călin Georgescu from running in May’s presidential election. According to Bloomberg, the Bucharest-based electoral bureau invalidated Georgescu’s candidacy after receiving more than 1,

Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau, BEC, rejected the registration of Călin Georgescu's candidacy on Sunday, March 9.  Călin Georgescu, the far-right, Russia-friendly politician who surprisingly emerged as the first-round winner of last year’s annulled presidential elections,

Călin Georgescu, the candidate who won the first round of Romania's 2024 elections was intercepted by police in Bucharest Wednesday.

Călin Georgescu, the far-right winner of the first round of the annulled presidential elections in Romania, was arrested on Wednesday at 12:00 GMT. "It seems that Bucharest is paving the way to block Georgescu's participation in the elections,

Romania's central election authority on Sunday barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in May's presidential election re-run. The rejection of his candidacy, which was condemned by far-right party leaders as undemocratic,

Romania has banned the far-right frontrunner in the country’s presidential vote from taking part in the election, in a move that comes despite warnings from the US to respect voters’ wishes. The country’s electoral bureau said on Sunday it was invalidating Călin Georgescu’s candidacy after receiving objections that he had violated laws against extremism.

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 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.

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.