Romania bans second far-right hopeful from presidential election re-run | Romania

Romania's Saturday Election Commission ruled out Diana Orerca, the second far-right hopeful, from the May presidential election, amid rising tensions from the May presidential election. In early March, the Election Bureau banned independent Karin Georgek, who had voted about 40% before the rebroadcast election. Georgescu, a fierce EU and NATO critic, was shot prominently last […]

Romanian Court Upholds Ban on Georgescu From Presidential Election

The Romanian Constitutional Court has refused to appeal former presidential candidate Karin Georgek's appeal against the ban on candidates in future elections, arguing that it was a humiliation to the democratic process. In a final and binding decision, the Romanian constitutional court ruled that former presidential candidate Karin Georjuk unanimously rejected 11 appeals launched by […]