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.

Billionaire Elon Musk promised not to cut off Starlink for Ukraine, regardless of Kyiv's policy. Meanwhile, Romania banned far-right candidate Călin Georgescu from the presidential election. Read more about what happened over the weekend.

The Romanian Central Election Bureau rejected the candidacy of the far-right, pro-Russian Călin Georgescu in the presidential election on Saturday, his spokesperson reported on Sunday. Georgescu's supporters tried to break through the police line and storm the commission building.

Supporters of far-right and pro-Russian politician Călin Georgescu became violent with police forces after his candidacy was invalidated by the Central Electoral Bureau, or BEC, on Sunday night, March 9.

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.

The court flagged undeclared campaign financing and alleged fraudulent use of digital technologies, with authorities suspecting Russian interference