Romanian far-right candidate to challenge presidential bid rejection at the top court
Romanian far-right pro-Russian presidential contender Calin Georgescu will challenge a decision to bar him from taking part in a rerun of the election in May, one of his advisers told Reuters on Monday.
A top Romanian court upholds the ban on far-right Georgescu’s presidential bid
A top Romanian court has rejected an appeal by far-right politician Calin Georgescu to lift a ban on his candidacy in the presidential rerun
Romania’s top court upholds election ban on Georgescu
The Romanian constitutional court on Tuesday upheld a ban preventing the far-right candidate Călin Georgescu from participating in the country’s presidential election. The ruling, which is final, backed a decision by Romania’s electoral authority on Sunday to throw out Georgescu’s bid to run in May’s vote after he allegedly breached election rules.
Explainer: Why is Calin Georgescu's Romanian presidential bid being blocked?
Romanian authorities have barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from taking part in May's rerun of a cancel led presidential election, prompting him on Monday to say he would challenge the decision at the Constitutional Court.
Romania court upholds ban on far-right populist running for president
Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has lost his appeal against a ruling barring him from participating in May's presidential election. The Constitutional court issued the final ruling on Tuesday afternoon after deliberating for two hours.
Romanian far right in disarray after ban on Călin Georgescu
George Simion, leader of the AUR party, the second-largest force in the Romanian parliament, will seek to replace Georgescu on the ballot — and so will Anamaria Gavrilă, leader of an upstart far-right ...
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Bucharest Pride: Diversity march to hold anniversary edition in June
The 20th edition of the Bucharest Pride march is scheduled for June 7, organizer Accept announced. The march, where ...
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Romanian parliament rejects no-confidence motion against PM Ciolacu
Romania's Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu is seen during a censorship motion against his government at the Parliament Palace in ...
Romanian government survives no-confidence vote
Romania's pro-European coalition government survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Friday, avoiding further political ...
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Romanian prosecutors crack down on calls to violence issued by far-right party AUR leader
The General Prosecutor's Office in Romania announced on Monday, March 10, that it opened an in rem criminal investigation for ...
Romanian far-right populist appeals against poll ban
Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has appealed against the country's Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) decision to bar ...
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Romanian Jews bid ‘goodbye to an era’ with death of their longtime leader, Aurel Vainer, at 89
BUCHAREST (JTA) — Aurel Vainer, a longtime leader of Romania’s Jewish community who, as the only Jewish member of parliament, befriended colleagues of all political stripes, has died.
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A Question of Provenance
The museum, tucked away at end of a long driveway in the back of the gargantuan Romanian Parliament building, was just opening its doors when I arrived. It was pin-drop quiet. The main exhibition ...
Romanian far-right candidate to challenge presidential bid rejection at top court
Georgescu submitted his presidential bid on Friday after allegations of Russian interference in his favor prompted Romania's ...