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 Georgescu as the leading far-right candidate in the May presidential elections,
Far-right candidate banned from running in presidential election
Far-right candidate banned from running in presidential election - Protests have erupted following the decision
Protests Erupt in Romania as Leading Right-Wing Candidate Is Excluded From May Presidential Election
For a second time, Romania’s right-wing candidate for president has been tossed off the ballot, igniting protests around the country and increasing a crisis in a nation currently being run by an interim president.
Romania's George Simion bids for the presidency, seeking to rally far-right votes in election rerun
Romania’s populist far-right politician George Simion is making his bid for the country’s presidential election rerun in May as he seeks to rally nationalist voters after a controversial frontrunner w
Romania’s far-right presidential hopeful Diana Sosoaca files new candidacy bid despite previous ban
Controversial Romanian politician Diana Sosoaca, who was barred by a top court from entering last year’s annulled presidential election, has filed her candidacy in an unlikely bid to enter in the May rerun.
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Romania’s former PM Victor Ponta expelled from PSD after launching independent presidential bid
Victor Ponta, a former prime minister and leader of the Social Democrats (PSD), has been expelled from the PSD after ...
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Nordis scandal is gaining momentum; What accusations does USR bring to the Consumer Protection Authority
The Nordis scandal is gaining momentum, as yesterday USR deputy Ionuţ Moşteanu accused the National Authority for Consumer ...
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Far-right Romania politician loses appeal against presidential vote ban
Romanian far-right politician Calin Georgescu on Tuesday lost an appeal against a decision barring him from standing in the ...
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PM Ciolacu and MFA reject Russian secret service interference in Romania’s internal affairs
It highlighted that Moscow engages in various forms of interference, including influence campaigns, public messaging, and ...
Chaos in Romania's capital after far-right Calin Georgescu barred from presidential redo
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Chaos broke out in Romania's capital Sunday evening as incensed supporters of the far-right ...
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Romanian PM offers to resign if opposition backs coalition's presidential candidate
BUCHAREST, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has offered to resign if the opposition Save Romania Union (USR) backs the ruling coalition's candidate, Crin Antonescu, in ...
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Romanian election body rejects candidacy of far-right populist Calin Georgescu in presidential rerun
“Down with Ciolacu, down with the dictators!” he said in a post on Facebook, referring to Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu. Last month, prosecutors launched a criminal investigation against ...