Romania: Ex-presidential candidate Georg • Table.Briefings

Calin Georgescu, center, an independent candidate for president who won the first round of presidential elections, makes his way, surrounded by media, to a closed voting station after Romania's Constitutional Court annulled the first round of presidential elections, in Mogosoaia, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. — Călin Georgescu had surprisingly won the now annulled first round of the presidential election in Romania. He intends to run again in the new election on May 4.

The public prosecutor’s office in Romania has accused the far-right and pro-Kremlin former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu of attacks on the constitutional order. There have also been numerous house searches.

The pro-Russian right-wing extremist and former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu has been arrested in Romania. This was confirmed by Georgescu’s election campaign team on his Facebook profile. The media reported, citing the public prosecutor’s office, that he was released on conditional release after five hours of questioning.

Romania: Ex-presidential candidate Georgescu arrested

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