With Calin Georgescu's Electoral Disqualification, Romania Could Be In For A Rocky Ride

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Romania's Constitutional Court has ruled that the far-right politician Georgescu must not stand for the office of President. The court rejected Georgescus' appeal against the election office's decision.

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Georgescu's Election Ban Is an Outrage

Whatever happened to the notion that, faced with the enemies of democracy, we should fight their ideas but, equally, for their right to express them? The answer, unfortunately, is that it died an ignominious death on Sunday, as Romania's Central Electoral Bureau, with the full support of the European Union's liberal establishment, banned far-Right candidate Cǎlin Georgescu from running for president.

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The ultranationalist camp has until Saturday to set up a new candidate. The political trenches in the country are deepening.

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Calin Georgescu wins the first round of the presidential election in Romania, but it will be cancelled later. The highest court in the country now confirms: the right-wing extremist must not compete again. Further protests are threatening.

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Călin Georgescu's appeal against the decision to invalidate his candidacy in the presidential elections was rejected by the Constitutional Court with

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With Calin Georgescu's Electoral Disqualification, Romania Could Be In For A Rocky Ride

The ban on Calin Georgescu running in Romania's May 4 presidential election has deepened existing political divisions, sparked protests, and raised concerns over Romania’s democratic future.