{"id":4935,"date":"2025-03-10T12:23:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T12:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/invest360pro.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/romanian-far-right-pro-russian-candidate-barred-from-presidential-vote\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T12:23:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T12:23:29","slug":"romanian-far-right-pro-russian-candidate-barred-from-presidential-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/invest360pro.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/romanian-far-right-pro-russian-candidate-barred-from-presidential-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Romanian far-right pro-Russian candidate barred from presidential vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8200vls007e2cp4cecf51yx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Romania\u2019s central election authority on Sunday barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in May\u2019s presidential election re-run.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8201eqb00023b6mg9vuuslm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The rejection of his candidacy, which was condemned by far-right party leaders as undemocratic, can be challenged at the constitutional court.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8201eqb00033b6mywos028n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Dozens of supporters of the populist Georgescu gathered outside the election bureau shouting \u201cFreedom\u201d and briefly tried to force their way through the security cordon.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8201eqb00043b6m5zhiwga9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Georgescu submitted his candidacy for the May ballot re-run on Friday amid doubts that he would be allowed to run.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8201eqb00053b6mzwr0mxjh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Romania\u2019s highest court annulled the ballot two days before the second round of voting in December, citing allegations of Russian interference in Georgescu\u2019s favor, which Moscow has denied.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8201eqb00063b6mptw6ddva@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Members of US President Donald Trump\u2019s administration called Romania\u2019s canceled election an example of European governments suppressing freedom of speech and political opponents.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8201eqb00073b6mbj4jg9b9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Tech billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk called the election authority\u2019s decision \u201ccrazy\u201d on his social media platform X.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8201eqb00083b6mr4bqy9mz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Georgescu is under criminal investigation on six counts, including membership in a fascist organization and communicating false information about campaign financing. He has denied all wrongdoing.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8200vls007f2cp4ebnp8t73@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            <i>This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/i>    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romania\u2019s central election authority on Sunday barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in May\u2019s presidential election re-run. 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