Romania, Seeks and Georgescu

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’s most popular far-right party.
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 right worked to ensure they had a candidate in the contest after the ban on pro-Russian Calin Georgescu threw the vote wide open.
Romania’s Far-Right Seeks a Last-Minute Candidate for President
Romania’s largest far-right party is scrambling to find a candidate after the independent front-runner it supported was barred from May’s presidential election.
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 was barred from the race last year.
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,
Romania bars far-right candidate Calin Georgescu from presidential election run
Far-right Romanian politician Călin Georgescu has been officially barred from contesting the elections after losing his appeal. Georgescu, who won the first round of last year’s presidential vote, was accused of benefiting from Russian interference.
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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'Vlad The Impaler' Group At Heart Of Romania's Russian Spy Case
A Romanian lawyer linked to a shadowy group named after Vlad the Impaler met with a Russian military attaché in Bucharest to ...
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Romania's Democracy Tested as Court Blocks Controversial Presidential Bid
Romania's top court upholds ban on controversial far-right candidate, intensifying political crisis and sparking debate on ...
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To Reform NATO, Reset with Romania
Romania’s shocking election cancellation is an opportunity to push for greater European strategic autonomy.  Recent events in ...
Chaos erupts in Romania after far-right frontrunner banned from presidential vote
Calin Georgescu, the far-right frontrunner in Romania’s presidential vote, has been barred from running in May’s election, in ...
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 ...
Romania’s Credit Rating Outlook Cut by Moody’s on Budget Risks
Moody’s Ratings lowered Romania’s credit score outlook, raising the risk it could be cut to junk as political turmoil hinders ...
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 ...
Romania blocks frontrunner from postponed presidential race
Protests have erupted in Romania after authorities barred Calin Georgescu, a candidate critical of NATO, from running in ...
Romania Bars Ultranationalist Candidate From Presidential Race
The country’s electoral commission ruled on Sunday that Calin Georgescu, an outspoken critic of Ukraine and NATO, could not ...
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Romania rallies for democracy against extremism and disinfo
In Bucharest, thousands of people gathered at Victory Square. The participants in the demonstration brought European Union ...
Romania's now-barred presidential frontrunner Călin Georgescu claims he is facing Trump-like charges
Romania’s right-wing presidential frontrunner Călin Georgescu claims he is being attacked by lawfare similar to President ...