Protests erupted in downtown Bucharest following the Central Electoral Bureau's decision to ban Russian-backed far-right politician Calin Georgescu from running in the upcoming re-run presidential elections.

The country’s electoral commission ruled on Sunday that Calin Georgescu, an outspoken critic of Ukraine and NATO, could not compete in the do-over election.

Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau, BEC, rejected the registration of Călin Georgescu's candidacy on Sunday, March 9.  Călin Georgescu, the far-right, Russia-friendly politician who surprisingly emerged as the first-round winner of last year’s annulled presidential elections,

Romania's central electoral bureau has disqualified far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from participating in the upcoming presidential election re-run, prompting backlash from right-wing leaders who label the decision as undemocratic.

The move follows rioting in Bucharest overnight after a court threw far-right Calin Georgescu out of the race.

Romania's electoral bureau has rejected far-right candidate Calin Georgescu's bid for the re-run of last year's annulled presidential election, citing legal violations tied to the original vote's nullification.

BUCHAREST - Romania's Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) on Sunday rejected the candidacy of Calin Georgescu, a leading figure in the country's previous presidential race, for the 2025 presidential election. The BEC announced its decision to deny Georgescu's independent candidacy but did not disclose specific reasons for the rejection.

By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest Romanian far-right politician Calin Georgescu, who won the first round of the presidential election last autumn and tops the polls ahead of the May vote, has appealed to the Constitutional Court (CCR) over the Central Electoral Bureau’s (BEC’s) decision to block his presidential candidacy.

Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has appealed the decision to bar him from running in the country’s presidential election rerun