Elon Musk slams Romanian authorities for banning far-right frontrunner Călin Georgescu. It’s another win for the Kremlin.

Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau on Sunday blocked Russia-aligned, far-right candidate Călin Georgescu from running in May’s presidential election.

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

The Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) rejected, last night, the candidacy of Călin Georgescu in the presidential elections in May. The invalidation of Georgescu's candidacy was voted by ten of the 14 members of the BEC.

The European Court of Human Rights has firmly dismissed the appeal by Calin Georgescu (Călin Georgescu), the controversial far-right candidate in the Romanian presidential election. His appeal revolved around the Constitutional Court’s December ruling invalidating the first voting round.

Riots broke out in Bucharest after the decision of the Romanian Central Election Commission (CEC) to reject the candidacy of the independent right-wing candidate Călin Georgescu to participate in the presidential elections.

A new investigation from independent journalists at Recorder shows that far-right politician Călin Georgescu, who routinely accuses American-Hungarian billionaire George Soros of meddling in Romanian politics,

Romania has received over EUR 100 billion in EU funds since joining the European Union in 2007, according to Marcel Boloș, minister of investments and European projects. The community funds have been invested mainly in infrastructure and community development.

Clashes erupt in Bucharest over the ban on Calin Georgescu, whose unexpected presidential election first-round win was annulled.

It highlighted that Moscow engages in various forms of interference, including influence campaigns, public messaging, and attempts to manipulate democratic processes, all with the aim of eroding public trust in Romanian authorities and criticizing the country’s EU and NATO membership.