Protests Erupt in Romania as Leading Right-Wing Candidate Is Excluded From May Presidential Election
For a second time, Romania’s right-wing candidate for president has been tossed off the ballot, igniting protests around the country and increasing a crisis in a nation currently being run by an interim president.
Some Romanian Voters See No Alternative to Barred Far-Right Candidate
Cornelia Borta sees no alternative to far-right politician Calin Georgescu as Romania's next president, despite moves to bar him from standing in the rerun of a presidential election in May. Borta left her young child with relatives in the eastern county of Neamt and travelled to Bucharest to protest outside Romania's top court on Tuesday as it decided whether to uphold the central election authority's decision on Sunday to bar him.
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Who is Calin Georgescu, the far-right populist being investigated by prosecutors in Romania?Calin Georgescu, a little-known, far-right populist, clinched the most votes and advanced to the second round to face off against reformist Elena Lasconi of the progressive Save Romania Union party.
Romania's top court has upheld a decision to ban populist independent candidate Calin Georgescu from standing in a ...
The Romanian Church said its position rests on the decision taken at a meeting of the Orthodox primates and church representatives in January 2016. The initiative by Pope Francis and Patriarch ...
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