Romanian electoral committee halts Calin Georgescu's presidential bid

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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.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/09/romanian-electoral-committee-halts-calin-georgescus-presidential-bid  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Romania's Central Electoral Committee has suspended the application by ultra-nationalist

00:07presidential candidate Călin Georgescu to run in the upcoming elections on Sunday.

00:12The suspension sparked condemnation and triggered protests in the capital, Bucharest.

00:17Georgescu's supporters clashed with police in front of the committee's headquarters.

00:21One gendarme was injured in the scuffles.

00:24The committee examined documents filed by Georgescu, but did not approve one related

00:28to his campaign funding, noting that it was missing a required signature.

00:32The far-right candidate slammed the decision, calling it a direct blow to the heart of democracy,

00:37before labeling Europe a dictatorship.

00:39He also warned that if democracy falls in Romania, the entire democratic world will

00:44also suffer a similar fate.

00:46The committee defended its decision in a three-page document and accused Georgescu of not displaying

00:51values the presidential office requires.

00:54Georgescu, dubbed the TikTok messiah, came out on top in the first round of Romania's

00:58presidential elections in December.

01:01The constitutional court annulled the vote following the declassifications of intelligence

01:05reports showing Russian meddling in influencing voters.

01:09Georgescu now has the right to appeal the decision or file a new application, according

01:13to Romanian law.

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