Romania, Calin Georgescu

Who is Calin Georgescu, the man at the centre of Romania's cancelled election?
Calin Georgescu, whose stunning victory in the first round of Romania's presidential election was declared void on Friday, is a hard-right, self-styled outsider critical of NATO who wants to end his country's support for its neighbour Ukraine.
Calin Georgescu: The ex-soil scientist who rose to prominence on TikTok and is on course to be Romania's next president
Calin Georgescu has emerged from obscurity to top the polls in Romania's presidential election. But the Anglophile and Trump supporter is also his country's most divisive figure for decades.
Controversial presidential front-runner Calin Georgescu wants Romania to be 'self-sufficient power'
IZVORANI, Romania (AP) — Sitting at his desk in an isolated compound north of Bucharest, presidential front-runner and far-right populist Calin Georgescu says Romania’s Western alliances remain secure providing they “serve the sovereignty of the country and nothing else.”
Calin Georgescu’s Romanian Presidential Campaign Boosted by Bot Army
Specialized software analysis shows that controversial social media posts, which promoted far-right frontrunner Calin Georgescu, were shared by pro-Russia accounts and amplified by bots.
Romania: Calin Georgescu, presidential elections in Romania legally cancelled, Bucharest, Romania
A man shouts as far-right runoff candidate for presidency, Calin Georgescu, speaks to the press at a closed polling station after the elections were annulled.
Romania’s cancelled presidential election
That Romania’s top court had to intervene is unfortunate. Yet apparent earlier failures by electoral, legal and media watchdogs to prevent what was going on left the authorities with few good choices.
Romania Is Out to Prove Its Election Was Worth Cancelling
Romanian authorities raced to piece together how a little-known pro-Russian candidate won the first round of a presidential election that’s now been annulled as they carried out a crackdown of surging extremist forces.
Romania Cancels Presidential Election Over Russian Interference
In Romania, far-right politician George Simeon has strongly condemned the cancellation of the presidential election, calling it a direct attack on democracy. Standing outside a closed polling station,
Romanian prosecutors conduct raids linked to funding of Georgescu’s campaign
Romanian prosecutors have conducted raids linked to an man suspected of illegally financing a campaign to promote Calin ...
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Romania's far-right presidential candidate denounces canceled vote at closed polling station
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s defiant far-right presidential candidate, Calin Georgescu, on Sunday stood outside a closed polling station to denounce a top court’s unprecedented decision to ...
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Romania annuls first round of presidential votes won by far-right candidate over Russia interference allegations
Romania’s top court annulled the first round of presidential elections on Friday over allegations that Russia interfered to prop up far-right outsider Calin Georgescu, who won the first round.
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Romania's 'King Of TikTok' Tied To Alleged Scheme Boosting Far-Right Presidential Candidate
But now Peschir, a 36-year-old programmer reportedly leading a lavish lifestyle, has emerged as a central figure in the claims that far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu benefitted from ...
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Romanian tax authorities investigating far-right politician Călin Georgescu and influencers who promoted him
Romania’s tax authorities are investigating Călin Georgescu and the influencers who promoted him on TikTok after the ...