In Romania, prosecutors have launched criminal investigations against the far-right populist Calin Georgescu. Last year, the country's top court canceled elections just as he was about to sweep up the majority vote.

He shook Romania’s political landscape in November when he secured the first round in the presidential election, going from an obscure candidate to beating the incumbent prime minister.

Romanian prosecutors opened a criminal case on Wednesday against ultranationalist politician Călin Georgescu, who won the first round of the country's annulled 2024 presidential election. Georgescu

The Romanian ultranationalist politician was picked up by police for questioning earlier on Wednesday regarding false funding sources and false information in his last campaign. View on euronews

Romanian prosecutors have launched a criminal case against far-right presidential candidate Călin Georgescu, whose surprise first-round election victory was fueled by social media manipulation, bots,

Calin Georgescu, the favourite in the Romanian presidential elections, might not be allowed to participate in the May re-voting due to electoral fraud allegations. "It is uncertain if another far-right candidate will win over his electorate,