European Court Rejects Romanian Far-Right Presidential Candidate's Election Appeal
Georgescu, a critic of NATO who has praised Romania's 1930s fascist leaders, turned to Europe's top human rights court after failing to reverse the decision by Romania's Constitutional Court in local courts. The ECHR ruled that his appeal fell outside its remit.
Romania confirms date, tightens rules for presidential election rerun
Romania's coalition government approved on Thursday a re-run of a two-round presidential election on May 4 and May 18 as previously agreed, and tightened campaign rules for big social media platforms including TikTok.
Europe Rights Court Rejects Appeal Of Romania Vote Annulment
Europe's top rights court on Tuesday rejected Romanian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu's appeal against the annulment of the country's 2024 presidential election after he won the first round amid claims of Russian interference.
Georgescu loses court battle to overturn Romania's presidential election results
The High Court of Cassation and Justice of Romania rejected Călin Georgescu's appeal in the case regarding the annulment of the presidential election. The decision is final, Digi 24 reports. The court dismissed Georgescu's appeal as unfounded.
Far-right candidate leads in opinion poll ahead of Romania presidential election
Călin Georgescu, the far-right candidate who emerged as the favourite at the first round of the annulled presidential election in December, is leading in an opinion poll based on him running in the vote rescheduled for May.
Romanian far-right chief’s bid to reinstate election result fails in European court
The unprecedented cancelation of Romania’s vote drew condemnation from across the political spectrum, including from Georgescu’s ideological foes. His would-be opponent in the now-canceled runoff, reformist candidate Elena Lasconi, said Romania’s democracy was being “trampled” by the state.
'Democracy is not optional': Thousands in Romania protest cancelled presidential elections
The protest follows the court’s December decision to annul the election just two days before a scheduled runoff. Far-right populist Calin Georgescu had stunned many by winning the first round on November 24,
Far-right Romanian party leads protests against cancelled presidential election
Călin Georgescu, an independent far-right candidate with pro-Russian sympathies, surprisingly won the first round of the presidential election on 24 November. In response, Romania's Constitutional Court decided to annul the first round of the presidential election and order a full rerun, preventing the run-off from taking place.
Romania to hold rerun of presidential election in May
Romania will hold a fresh presidential election in May, after the country's court annulled the results of last year's first round of the poll, in which a little-known candidate won after campaigning heavily on TikTok.
Thousands protest outside Romanian top court over cancelled presidential election
Thousands of Romanians rallied outside the country's top court on Friday to protest against the December cancellation of the presidential election in which a little-known pro-Russian candidate won the first round.
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Tens of thousands protest in Romania’s capital against annulled presidential race
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Europe sees rise of another far-right presidential hopeful: Romania's pro-Russian Calin Gerogescu
Crin Antonescu, the proposed single candidate of the pro-European coalition government would get 25% of the vote, followed by ...
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EBRD aims to ramp up investment in Romania to €1bn a year
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) increased its investments in Romania in 2024, committing €707mn ...