Far-right Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu has lodged an appeal at the constitutional court after his bid for a May rerun was thrown out on the grounds that he was in breach of democratic rules.

Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau on Sunday blocked Russia-aligned, far-right candidate Călin Georgescu from competing in a May rerun of the country’s presidential election.

Romanian conservative presidential candidate Călin Georgescu has been barred from participating in May’s rerun of the presidential election.