Romanian electoral committee halts Calin Georgescu's presidential bid
Georgescu's bid for the Romanian presidency was suspended over documentation issues related to campaign funding, prompting him to condemn the decision as undemocratic.
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Georgescu's bid for the Romanian presidency was suspended over documentation issues related to campaign funding, prompting him to condemn the decision as undemocratic.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/09/romanian-electoral-committee-halts-calin-georgescus-presidential-bid
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00:00Romania's Central Electoral Committee has suspended the application by ultranationalist
00:07presidential candidate Kalin Djorgescu to run in the upcoming elections on Sunday.
00:12The suspension sparked condemnation and triggered protests in the capital, Bucharest.
00:18Djorgescu's supporters clashed with police in front of the committee's headquarters.
00:22One gendarme was injured in the scuffles.
00:25The committee examined documents filed by Djorgescu but did not approve one related
00:29to his campaign funding, noting that it was missing a required signature.
00:34The far-right candidate slammed the decision, calling it a direct blow to the heart of democracy
00:38before labelling Europe as a dictatorship.
00:42One of his advisers announced on Monday that he will challenge the election authority.
00:46The Constitutional Court should rule on Djorgescu's appeal by Wednesday.
00:51The committee defended its decision in a three-page document and accused Djorgescu of not displaying
00:56values the presidential office requires.
00:59Djorgescu, dubbed the TikTok messiah, came out on top in the first round of Romania's
01:04presidential elections in December.
01:07The Constitutional Court annulled the vote following the declassification of intelligence
01:11reports showing Russian meddling in influencing voters.