Mercenary boss calls for Romania to ‘boil over’ after far-right front-runner blocked from race

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Mercenary boss calls for Romania to ‘boil over’ after far-right front-runner blocked from race

Mercenary Horaţiu Potra called for soldiers and citizens to take up arms after far-right election front-runner Călin Georgescu was barred from competing in the May rerun of Romania’s presidential election, local media reported. According to messages obtained by Romanian news channel Digi24, Potra sent voice memos to a WhatsApp group of his supporters on Sunday night calling for armed action by the military, explicitly urging soldiers to come out…

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Untraceable for the authorities, the mercenary Horaţiu Potra incites a revolt. Two messages full of hatred and armed violence were posted by the fugitive Potra. One of them, right during the incendiary protests in front of the Central Electoral Office. The former fighter in the Foreign Legion asks his lieutenants who fought in Congo and the military to come out with weapons and arrest everyone who opposes Călin Georgescu. And even the army chief…

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Mercenary Horaţiu Potra Calls for Armed Uprising After Election Controversy in Romania

A political firestorm has erupted in Romania after far-right election front-runner Călin Georgescu was barred from participating in the May rerun of the country’s presidential election. The controversy has taken a dangerous turn, as mercenary and former militia leader Horaţiu… The post Mercenary Horaţiu Potra Calls for Armed Uprising After Election Controversy in Romania appeared first on The Asia Live.

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Night of violence in the Capital! The decision of the Central Electoral Bureau - to reject Călin Georgescu's candidacy in the presidential elections in May - provoked the anger of his supporters.

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Horațiu Potra, the mercenary wanted by the Romanian authorities, who is believed to be in Dubai, has been charged with a new criminal case.

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According to Realitatea PLUS, the Criminal Investigations Directorate has opened a new criminal case against Horațiu Potra for inciting violence that took place on Sunday evening in the center of the capital. We remind you that Horațiu Potra is not in the country. According to some information, he is in Dubai. This investigation will therefore be launched in his absence and is based on a message that he - precisely during the protests that began…