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 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 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 court upholds decision barring presidential candidate Georgescu from upcoming election
The Constitutional Court of Romania unanimously decided on Tuesday to deny the candidacy of independent leader Călin Georgescu in the upcoming election. This decision irrevocably rejects Georgescu's
Former PM Ponta joins Romania presidential race after Georgescu barred
BUCHAREST - Former Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta joined the race for May's presidential election re-run on Wednesday, throwing the contest wide open after pro-Russian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu was barred from running.
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Romanian governing coalition's presidential candidate to launch a podcast and invite critics
The Romanian governing coalition's presidential candidate, Crin Antonescu, announced on Thursday, March 13, that he is ...
Romanian far right in disarray after ban on Călin Georgescu
George Simion, leader of the AUR party, the second-largest force in the Romanian parliament, will seek to replace Georgescu on the ballot — and so will Anamaria Gavrilă, leader of an upstart far-right ...
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Crin Antonescu, presidential candidate for the ruling coalition, made of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the Liberal Party ...
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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 ...