Politics

Romanian pro-Kremlin populist barred from contesting May presidential vote

 09.03.2025, 21:27
Călin Georgescu supporters protested in front of Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau after their candidate was banned from contesting the elections scheduled for May. Photo: PAP/EPA/ROBERT GHEMEN
Călin Georgescu supporters protested in front of Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau after their candidate was banned from contesting the elections scheduled for May. Photo: PAP/EPA/ROBERT GHEMEN

Romania’s central election authority barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Călin Georgescu from running in May’s presidential election re-run.