Government cost cuts to curb Romania's chronic budget deficit and avert a ratings downgrade are causing a social backlash that risks boosting support for the far-right pro-Moscow candidate in May's presidential rerun.

ET Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother arrived in Florida after prosecutors in Romania, where they’re under investigation for human trafficking, allowed them to travel. P

British-American influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate - who are facing trial in Romania on charges including human trafficking - have arrived in the US after Romanian prosecutors lifted a two-year travel ban.

Calin Georgescu, the far-right populist who won the first round of Romania’s canceled presidential election last year, appeared at a Bucharest court.

Matthew Jury, lawyer and representative for some of Andrew Tate’s alleged victims, said it was shameful that Romania had allowed the Tate brothers to leave the country and fly to the U.S. He also claimed Trump administration pressure was behind that decision,

Government cost cuts to curb Romania's chronic budget deficit and avert a ratings downgrade are causing a social backlash that risks boosting support for the far-right pro-Moscow candidate in May's presidential rerun.

Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have left Romania on a private jet, sources tell BBC

Romanian prosecutors have allowed self-described “misogynist” influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, who face rape and human trafficking charges, to leave for the US following pressure from the Trump administration.

Chaos broke out in Romania's capital Sunday evening as incensed supporters of the far-right populist Calin Georgescu protested the electoral body's decision to reject his candidacy in a presidential election redo.