Georgescu excluded: Romania's presidential election in chaos!

Georgescu excluded: Romania's presidential election in chaos!

Bukarest, Rumänien - In Romania, the dismissal of the candidacy of the pro-Russian and right-wing extremist politician Călin Georgescu causes great sensation. On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court decided to maintain the rejection by the central election commission and to reject Georgescus. The election commission originally rejected the 62-year-old on Sunday because his actions were in a strong contradiction to the requirements for the presidential office. This decision follows the cancellation of the first round of the presidential election last December, which was due to suspected moments of foreign interference, especially Russia. In the press reporting of OE24 it is pointed out that Georgescu can now not take any further legal steps, which the final one from his candidate means.

The upcoming repetition of the presidential election on May 4 raises important questions. With Georgescu as a prominent figure of the ultra-right camp, this is now without official candidates, and the application period ends on March 15. Political observers suspect that George Simion, the chairman of the right -wing populist Aur, is considered as the successor. The decision of the election commission was not without the social effects, because protests by its supporters in Bucharest ended with violent clashes, while the police started tear gas, as