6 days ago · BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Chaos broke out in Romania’s capital Sunday evening as incensed supporters of the far-right populist Calin Georgescu protested the electoral body’s decision to reject his candidacy in a presidential election redo. He won the first round of last year’s race before a top court annulled the election.

5 days ago · A supporter of Calin Georgescu reacts during a protest after Romania's electoral body rejected his candidacy in the presidential election rerun in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 9, 2025.

4 days ago · Clashes erupt in Bucharest over the ban on Calin Georgescu, whose unexpected presidential election first-round win was annulled. 4 days ago. Europe. 5 Mar 2025 'Justice must be done' in Tate case ...

4 days ago · BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A top Romanian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by far-right politician Calin Georgescu to lift a ban on his candidacy for the rerun in May of Romania’s presidential election, after the same court annulled last year’s election in which Georgescu won the first round.. The ruling by the Constitutional Court in the capital Bucharest, which was unanimous, came ...

6 days ago · Protests erupted in Romania’s capital Bucharest on Sunday after the electoral body rejected ultranationalist Calin Georgescu’s candidacy for the country’s presidential election rerun ...

Mar 9, 2025 · Calin Georgescu, an ultranationalist candidate who won the first round of Romania’s abruptly aborted presidential election last year, has been barred from competing in a do-over vote scheduled ...

5 days ago · BUCHAREST, March 10 (Reuters) - Romanian far-right presidential contender Calin Georgescu said on Monday he would challenge a decision to bar him from taking part in an election rerun in May, but ...

Feb 26, 2025 · Who is Calin Georgescu? Born in Bucharest in 1962, Georgescu holds a doctorate in pedology, a branch of soil science, and held different positions in Romania’s environment ministry in the 1990s ...

6 days ago · Protests broke out in Romania's capital, Bucharest on Friday, after the far-right candidate Calin Georgescu's candidature in the May re-election was rejected by the country's electoral body. Videos surfaced that showed chaos on the streets of Bucharest as supporters of Georgescu confronted with the police, with the latter throwing tear gas at them.

5 days ago · Calin Georgescu, the winner of the first round of presidential elections, later annulled by the Constitutional Court, speaks to media after registering his new bid for the country’s presidency outside Romania’s Electoral Authority, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)