Romania, George Simion

Romania Banned a Nationalist Presidential Candidate. Now It’s Bracing for a Trump Backlash.
Călin Georgescu has sparked Romania’s deepest political crisis in decades, uniting Romanian nationalists, senior Trump administration officials and the Kremlin.
Rival candidates seek to capture Romania’s far-right electorate after Georgescu banned from presidential race
By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest The leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), George Simion, will replace Calin Georgescu as the leading far-right candidate in the May presidential elections,
Barred from Romania’s presidential election rerun, Calin Georgescu appeals decision at top court
Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has appealed the decision to bar him from running in the country’s presidential election rerun.
Despite Russian-backed Georgescu barred from presidential race, Romania's far-right still aim to win
Protests erupted in downtown Bucharest following the Central Electoral Bureau's decision to ban Russian-backed far-right politician Calin Georgescu from running in the upcoming re-run presidential elections.
Romania's far-right politician Calin Georgescu challenges presidential candidacy ban
Romania's far-right politician Calin Georgescu, who won the first round of the presidential elections last autumn and tops the polls ahead of the repeat May ballot, has appealed to the Constitutional Court (CCR) the electoral authority's negative response to his presidential candidacy.
Far-right front-runner in Romania’s annulled presidential race files his candidacy in the rerun
Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has filed his candidacy in a rerun of last year's presidential election that was annulled by a top court after his surprise first-round win.
Romanian far-right presidential hopeful barred from poll rerun
Clashes erupt in Bucharest over the ban on Calin Georgescu, whose unexpected presidential election first-round win was annulled.
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.
Romania hard right seeks replacement for Georgescu in presidential race
Former Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta joined the race for May's presidential election re-run on Wednesday as the hard right worked to ensure they had a candidate in the contest after the ban on pro-Russian Calin Georgescu threw the vote wide open.
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Why Is the Rightist Barred From Romania’s Election?
It’s a close question, given the role of Russia and the tender age of the country’s democracy.
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Romania’s Electoral Coup Is a Blow to Europe
Romania’s electoral commission disqualified the frontrunner nationalist candidate, Calin Georgescu, from participating in May ...
Shoshoake in the Central Election Commission of Romania: If they won't let you run, I'll wipe you into the dust
The leader of the opposition Romanian party S.O.S. Diana Shoshoake submitted documents to the Central Election Bureau (CEC) ...
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Romania’s former PM Victor Ponta expelled from PSD after launching independent presidential bid
Victor Ponta, a former prime minister and leader of the Social Democrats (PSD), has been expelled from the PSD after ...
Romania's election chaos risks international fallout
By barring far-right candidate Calin Georgescu from the country's upcoming electoral re-do, Romania places itself in the ...