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Pro-Russian Georgescu announces retirement from Romania's politics

Romanian politician Calin Georgescu, a 63-year-old ultranationalist, announced his retirement from politics on May 26, 2025.
His decision followed a chaotic 2024 presidential election cycle marked by criminal investigations and annulment of his initial election win due to alleged electoral violations and foreign interference.
Georgescu ran as an independent, surged unexpectedly to 22.9% of the vote in November, but was barred from the May rerun that pro-EU candidate Nicusor Dan won and joined by nationalist George Simion.
Prosecutors have charged Georgescu with attempting to destabilize the constitutional framework, misusing funds in his election campaign, and endorsing fascist ideologies, while he denies any misconduct and claims that the annulment of the election was unlawful.
Georgescu said the sovereignist movement has ended, chooses to remain outside any party, and expressed gratitude to supporters despite their reported marginalization and harassment.

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