Romania: Excluded from the presidential election, the far -right candidate Calin Georgescu appealed

The far -right candidate for the presidential election in Romania, Calin Georgescu, called on Monday after being dismissed from the race by the electoral commission, even if his camp judges the chances of thin success. The Constitutional Court announced in a statement that it has received its appeal and will meet on Tuesday at 5 p.m. (3 p.m. GMT) to examine it.

According to the electoral commission, which is based on the judgment rendered in December by the Constitutional Court, and not on procedural reasons, “it does not meet the conditions of legality” because it has violated “the democratic rules of an honest and impartial suffrage”.

“Europe is now a dictatorship, Romania lives under tyranny,” according to Georgescu

The sixties, who is a favorite in polls with some 40% of the voting intentions, had denounced on Sunday on X “a direct blow to democracy in the world”. “Europe is now a dictatorship, Romania lives under tyranny! He had launched.

The gendarmes had to disperse a “violent” crowd who tried to force the dam to enter the premises, throwing bottles and firecrackers, according to several press releases on several occasions. Two officers were injured.

A rare fact in the EU

Romania has switched to turmoil since the first round of the presidential election, held on November 24, 2024, which brought up on the Calin Georgescu political scene, hitherto almost unknown. A rare fact in the European Union, the Constitutional Court has canceled this ballot against the backdrop of suspicions of Russian interference and new elections are scheduled for May in a feverish climate.

Tens of thousands of sympathizers of Calin Georgescu have since descended in the street to denounce a “coup” dictated by Brussels, while the Romanian authorities warn against “a series of hybrid actions” of Moscow.