Romanian election body rejects candidacy of far-right populist Calin Georgescu in presidential redo

Romania’s democracy has descended into farce

Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau has disqualified Cǎlin Georgescu from running in May’s re-run presidential election

Romania’s Future at Stake: Georgescu’s Battle Against the System

On Sunday it became known that the Romanian Central Electoral Commission (CEC) rejected the candidacy of the presidential candidate Călin Georgescu in a vote of 10 to 4 on the grounds that he does not meet the legal conditions to be a candidate in a decision against which an appeal to the Constitutional Court is possible. The CEC explained in a later document that the reason for the rejection of Georgescu’s candidacy was based on the decision of…

The Right is Being Shut Out of Government Across Europe – The Daily Sceptic

Right-wing politicians are being shut out of Government across Europe, says Gavin Mortimer, as so-called 'progressive' elites in politics and the judiciary effectively rig what are supposed to be democratic elections.

While the scandal is in full swing over the rejected candidacy of Călin Georgescu by the BEC, the mayor of the capital, Nicușor Dan, is in the midst of an electoral campaign for the presidency, becoming a visible figure in almost all areas of Bucharest. Victor CIUTACU comes with an analysis.. The article Victor Ciutacu: "Georgists and all the hysterics struck by the syndrome of victorious sovereignty accuse in chorus that the famous parallel sta…

Calin Georgescu is a victim of illiberal Europe

Violence erupted in Bucharest after Romania’s electoral bureau disbarred Calin Georgescu from standing in May’s re-run presidential election.

In Romania there are strong signs of Russian support for far-right circles, but no sound evidence. However, such a serious intervention as the exclusion of a candidate from the election must be beyond all doubt.