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 court in Romania’s faded belle epoque capital to argue that he should be free to run in coming presidential elections.
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.
Far-right front-runner in Romania's annulled presidential race files his candidacy in the rerun
Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has filed his candidacy in a rerun of last year's presidential election that was annulled by a top court after his surprise first-round win.
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.
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 w
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 ...
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Why Is the Rightist Barred From Romania’s Election?
It’s a close question, given the role of Russia and the tender age of the country’s democracy.
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How Romania went to from “keys around the neck” to “smartphones everywhere” in one generation
Europe's young people have an unhealthy dependence on social media, and the problem is worst in Romania. Smartphones and the ...
Romania detains suspects in Russia-linked treason case, 101-year-old retired general’s house raided
Romania detained six people on charges of trying to overthrow the state with Russia’s help, prosecutors said on Thursday, and ...
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Romania arrests six over alleged Russia-linked coup plot
Romanian prosecutors detain six people on charges of treason for allegedly seeking Russian help for coup plot.
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Six people arrested in Romania for treason over alleged negotiations with Russian agents to leave NATO
Six people were detained on Wednesday by Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) on ...