Romania’s electoral body has rejected Calin Georgescu’s candidacy in the presidential election redo, after the far-right populist won the first round of last year’s race before a top court annulled th ...

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.

It wasn’t immediately clear on what grounds his candidacy was rejected, but the BEC said that a full text of its decision ...

Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau on Sunday blocked Russia-aligned, far-right candidate Călin Georgescu from running in ...

Romania’s central election authority on Sunday barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in May’s ...

Romania’s electoral body Sunday rejected Calin Georgescu’s candidacy in the presidential election rerun, after the far-right ...

Romania’s presidential election is in turmoil after the first round was annulled because of alleged Russian interference. A ...