US EditionCalin Georgescu charged with plotting a coup in Romania
Romanian prosecutors allege that Călin Georgescu conspired with a paramilitary group to stage violent protests after his election win was annulled due to suspected Russian interference.
- Romanian far-right former presidential candidate Calin Georgescu has been charged with attempting to stage a coup after his election victory was annulled in December 2024 amid allegations of Russian interference.
- Prosecutors allege Georgescu and 21 others were planning to endanger national security and the constitutional order after his pro-Russian first round election victory was ruled invalid.
- Authorities allege Moscow organized a sprawling social media campaign, including over 2,000 Facebook pages and 20,000 TikTok accounts, to promote Georgescu's presidential bid.
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Arrived at the head of the first round of the presidential elections of November 2024, cancelled for irregularities on the basis of suspicions of Russian interference, Calin Georgescu faces a sentence of ten to twenty years' imprisonment. Twenty-one other persons are also prosecuted, including a Franco-Romanian mercenary former member of the Foreign Legion.
The election victory of ultranationalist politician Calin Georgescu was declared invalid last year due to possible Russian interference. A few days later, a violent plot in the capital, Bucharest, was foiled.
Romania's far-right former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu was indicted on Tuesday for attempting a coup d'état after the country's Supreme Court annulled the results of the first round of elections in December, in which Georgescu had surprisingly won, citing widespread Russian interference in the election process.
A Scandal in Romania: Defeated Presidential Candidate Prosecuted
Romanian former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu was indicted by prosecutors on Tuesday, September 16, charged with complicity in undermining the constitutional order, spreading false information, and founding an antisemitic organisation (in three of the six charges). Prosecutor general Alex Florenta set out the case against Georgescu and 21 other individuals—ncluding alleged paramilitary leader Horatiu Potra—each allegedly “the beneficiar…
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