Romania Banned a Nationalist Presidential Candidate. Now It’s Bracing for a Trump Backlash.
The decision to bar him sparked protests in Bucharest outside the electoral commission on Sunday, with crowds waving Romanian flags and tear gas canisters fired into the crowd. “They are defying us, ...
Chaos in Romania's capital after far-right Calin Georgescu barred from presidential redo
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside BEC’s headquarters to express anger over its decision, with many waving Romanian flags and chanting: “The last resort is another revolution!” Some protesters ...
Final ruling bars far-right Georgescu from Romanian vote
Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has lost his appeal against a ruling barring him from participating in May's ...
A top Romanian court upholds the ban on far-right Georgescu’s presidential bid
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A top Romanian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by far-right politician Calin Georgescu to lift a ban on his candidacy in the presidential rerun. He won the first round of ...
With flags in hand, Romanians kiss and raise slogans in pro-EU, anti far-right protest
Thousands of Romanians took to the streets of Bucharest on Saturday, March 15, to show their support for the European Union, ...
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters hold rally ahead of Romania’s election rerun
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Romania’s capital Saturday in the latest anti-government demonstration by far-right groups after a top court canceled a presidential election in the ...
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A top Romanian court upholds the ban on far-right Georgescu's presidential bid
Hundreds of Georgescu supporters who had gathered near the court, many waving Romanian flags, responded by chanting “Thieves!” The bureau had cited in its decision on Sunday the Constitutional ...