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Right-Wingers Clash with Police After Romania Bars Populist Calin Georgescu from Polls (balkaninsight.com)

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Supporters of Calin Georgescu threw stones and bottles at riot police in Bucharest after the Central Election Bureau voted to bar the right-wing, pro-Russian candidate from competing in upcoming presidential polls.

The Central Election Bureau voted 10-4 to bar Georgescu, saying his candidacy did not meet the legal requirements and that he had “violated the very obligation to defend democracy”.

Georgescu condemned the decision as a “direct blow to the heart of democracy worldwide”. He now has 24 hours from Sunday’s ruling to file an official appeal with Romania’s Constitutional Court, which is expected to issue a decision on Wednesday at the latest.

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[–] mapto@feddit.bg 2 points 7 months ago

They got him laundering Russian money into politics and organising a coup, but he still pretends. They need to put him on trial, not just ban him from elections. Of course, it is different institutions that are responsible for these actions.