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Protests erupt as anti-NATO Romanian presidential candidate booted from vote

 

Romania’s electoral bureau has barred Calin Georgescu from running for office in May

 

Scuffles between police and supporters of Romanian politician Calin Georgescu have erupted outside theCentral Electoral Bureau (BEC) in Bucharest after the body barred the politician from running in the upcoming election. Georgescu won the first-round of the presidential vote in November but his victory was soon thereafter annulled by the Constitutional Court.

 

Georgescu condemned Sunday's ruling,claiming the electoral board's decision spells grave consequences for democracy not only in Romaniabut all across the globe.

 

“A direct blow to the heart of democracy worldwide! I have one message left!If democracy in Romania falls, the entire democratic world will fall!This is just the beginning. It’s that simple!Europe is now a dictatorship, Romania is under tyranny!”Georgescu wrote on X.

 

The BEC ruling can be appealed to the Constitutional Court within 24 hours, while the top judiciary body will have 48 hours to produce a final decision.

 

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https://www.rt.com/news/613952-protests-romania-georgescu-banned/

 

They have tried similar tactics on Hungary and Slovakia in election rigging