Tag: Calin Georgescu
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George Simion wins the first round of Presidential elections in Romania
George Simion, the leader of the far-right party, Alliance for the Unification of Romania, has won the first round of the presidential elections in the Romanian presidential elections with up to 40.7% of the vote. The election was held again after the previous winner of the elections, Calin Georgescu, was arrested and investigated over the…
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Calin Georgescu barred by Constitutional Court from contesting elections
Calin Georgescu lost his appeal at the Constitutional Court to challenge the Central Electoral Bureau’s decision to bar him from contesting the presidential elections. Calin Georgescu was arrested and barred from contesting the presidential elections after Prosecutors found evidence that his political campaign was funded by the Russian government. The Romanian Prosecutor is conducting an…
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Rifles, grenades, cash and connections with Russian military: Calin Georgescu blames a Bolshevik conspiracy
Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu, who was yesterday arrested in an investigation over Russian electoral interference, is blaming the arrest on a Bolshevik conspiracy. According to G4Media, which is covering the case extensively, the Romanian authorities raided 47 properties of 27 individuals hailing from 5 different countries. Rifles, grenades and stacks of cash were among…
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Calin Georgescu arrested over $10 million and tickets to Moscow found at his bodyguard’s house
The Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu was arrested earlier today after authorities discovered up to $10 million stashed in a safe at his bodyguard’s house. Among the incriminating materials found at the residence were flight tickets to Moscow. Călin Georgescu was set to face Elena Lasconi in a presidential run-off after he came first with…
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Romanian constitutional Court abrogates elections results due to Russian interference
The Romanian Constitutional Court has abrogated the presidential elections results due to constitutional breaches by Russian interference on behalf of presidential candidate Calin Georgescu. The presidential run-off between Calin Georgescu and Elena Lasconi scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled and a new round of presidential elections with all the candidates will take place. The Romanian…
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Social-Democrats win parliamentary elections in Romania: far-right comes second
The incumbent ruling-party PSD came first in the Romanian parliamentary elections with around 23% of the vote, and the far-right (Alliance for the Union of Romanians) came second with around 17% of the vote. USR or Save Romania Union came fourth with around 11% of the vote. The party is lead by the winner of…
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Elena Lasconi to face-off far-right candidate Calin Georgescu in Presidential run-off on December 8th
Elena Lasconi has edged ahead of incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu to secure her position as the main contender against election victor and far-right candidate Călin Georgescu. Lasconi came in second with 19.1% of the vote, while Georgescu received up to 23%. It is highly likely that Marcel Ciolacu, who obtained up to 19% of…
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Far-right political candidate Calin Georgescu ahead in Romania’s presidential election
Far-right presidential contender Calin Georgescu came ahead of incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu in the Romanian presidential elections. The incumbent President Klaus Iohannis can not seek another term after having served two terms since 2014. Marcel Ciolacu is the leader of the Social-Democrats (PSD) and is in government in a coalition with the liberals. Calin…
