George Simion, the leader of Romania's second-largest party, became the hard right's candidate in a May presidential election ...

Romania’s central election authority barred far-right candidate Calin Georgescu from competing in May’s presidential election ...

Romania’s electoral body has rejected the candidacy of controversial far-right politician Diana Sosoaca in the presidential ...

A supporter of Calin Georgescu reacts during a protest after Romania’s electoral body rejected his candidacy in the presidential election rerun in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP ...

By barring far-right candidate Călin Georgescu from the country's upcoming electoral re-do, Romania places itself in the center of a broader struggle over European ultra-nationalism ...

The Central Election Bureau rejected Georgescu’s bid for presidential candidacy after he filed to run in Romania’s May ...

Romania’s electoral commission has blocked another populist right-winger from running in this year’s presidential election.

By Andrew Higgins Calin Georgescu, an ultranationalist candidate who won the first round of Romania’s abruptly aborted presidential election last year, has been barred from competing in a do ...

Romania is battling to fend off Russia’s influence while safeguarding its democracy. The U.S. is now one of the countries ...

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s electoral body Saturday rejected the candidacy of a controversial far-right politician in the presidential election rerun in May, but approved George Simion ...

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 ...

Romania's central election authority has banned Calin Georgescu, a populist candidate and frontrunner, from running in May's presidential election re-run. "Europe is now a dictatorship ...