Romanian court upholds measures against presidential election frontrunner in probe

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Romanian court upholds measures against presidential election frontrunner in probe

A Romanian court upheld preventative measures against Calin Georgescu, the far-right frontrunner of Romania's cancelled presidential election, on Thursday pending a criminal investigation on charges that include promoting antisemitism.

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled against former Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu in a case over the annulment of the election results from late last year. Georgescu won the first round, but the result was declared invalid due to evidence of Russian interference. He appealed the decision to the European court. The victory of the radical right-wing Georgescu in the first round was unexpected. But Romanian securit…

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Călin Georgescu opposed the nomination of the election in November 2024, but his request was rejected as "inadmissible"

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European court rejects bid to overturn Romania vote annulment

Europe's top rights court Thursday rejected Romanian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu's bid to overturn the annulment of last year's presidential election where he won the first round amid claims of Russian interference.

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) finally rejected on Thursday the appeal filed by extreme right-wing candidate Calin Georgescu against the cancellation of the first round of the Romanian presidential election in November, which he had won to the general surprise. ...

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Romanian Government Stops Election, Arrests Winning Candidate “To Save Democracy” · Caldron Pool

Destroying democracy to save democracy is the new black. This is the reason why the European Union and Romanian authorities didn’t just overturn Romania’s elections in December 2024; they arrested and indicted the regime’s chief political opponent. Last week, Calin Georgescu was detained by police on his way to (again) register as a presidential candidate. The moment Georgescu is stopped by the police and arrested!He is accused of having links w…