Headlines
Romanian far-right candidate barred from May presidential vote
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on March 9, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
Global Banking and Finance Review
Company
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on March 9, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
Romania's election authority barred far-right candidate Calin Georgescu from May's presidential race, citing Russian interference allegations.
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - 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, can be challenged at the constitutional court.
Dozens of supporters of the populist Georgescu gathered outside the election bureau shouting "Freedom" and briefly tried to force their way through the security cordon.
Georgescu submitted his candidacy for the May ballot re-run on Friday amid doubts that he would be allowed to run.
Romania's highest court annulled the ballot two days before the second round of voting in December, citing allegations of Russian interference in Georgescu's favour, which Moscow has denied.
Members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration called Romania's cancelled election an example of European governments suppressing freedom of speech and political opponents.
Tech billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk called the election authority's decision "crazy" on his social media platform X.
Georgescu is under criminal investigation on six counts, including membership in a fascist organisation and communicating false information about campaign financing. He has denied all wrongdoing.
(Reporting by Luiza Ilie; Editing by Ros Russell)
The main topic is the barring of Romanian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu from the presidential election due to alleged Russian interference.
He was barred due to allegations of Russian interference in his favor, which led to the annulment of the previous ballot.
Supporters protested the decision, and some international figures criticized it as a suppression of political opponents.
Explore more articles in the Headlines category
