Romania’s central election authority on Sunday barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in May’s presidential election re-run. The rejection of his candidacy, which ...

The far-right frontrunner in Romania’s presidential vote has been barred from running in May’s election, in an explosive decision that sparked violence on the streets of Bucharest and came ...

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside BEC’s headquarters to express anger over its decision, with many waving Romanian flags and chanting: “The last resort is another revolution!” ...

It's him (Georgescu) we want. We don't want anyone else," said Marinela Simona Cheosa, a 45-year-old engineer waving a big Romanian flag. Georgescu, a 62-year-old former senior government official ...

Hundreds of Georgescu supporters who had gathered near the court, many waving Romanian flags, responded by chanting “Thieves!” The bureau had cited in its decision on Sunday the Constitutional ...

Georgescu appealed that verdict the following day. Many of the protesters outside the court had Romanian flags draped around their shoulders. They chanted "Calin Georgescu is president" and "freedom", ...

A woman wrapped in Romania’s national flag waves a cross and shouts slogans at a protest near the Central Electoral Bureau in Bucharest, Romania, on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE The bureau said its ...

Bucharest (AFP) – Romania's electoral bureau on Sunday rejected far-right hopeful Calin Georgescu's candidacy for the re-run of last year's annulled presidential election, sparking outrage among ...

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside BEC’s headquarters to express anger over its decision, with many waving Romanian flags and chanting: “The last resort is another revolution!” ...

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside BEC’s headquarters to express anger over its decision, with many waving Romanian flags and chanting: “The last resort is another revolution!” ...