Calin Georgescu, Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of Human Rights addresses during the 15th Session of the Council of Human Rights. (UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre) License.
Romania has blocked a popular right-wing candidate, Calin Georgescu, from running for president. Georgescu protested the move on X, calling the move “A direct blow to the heart of democracy worldwide!” Sharon Kehnemui reports in The New York Sun:
For a second time, Romania’s right-wing candidate for president has been tossed off the ballot, igniting protests around the country and increasing a crisis in a nation currently being run by an interim president.
The Romanian Permanent Electoral Authority announced Sunday that it is rejecting independent Calin Georgescu’s candidacy. The commission did not give a reason, though said it would provide a statement soon.
“A direct blow to the heart of democracy worldwide!” Mr. Georgescu wrote on his official X account after the announcement. “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!”
Mr. Georgescu was disqualified from the second round of the presidential election in December after upsetting a field of candidates that included the sitting prime minister, Marcel Ciolacu, of the Social Democratic Party. Two days before the vote, the commission said it was nullifying November’s first round results following allegations of Russian interference in Mr. Georgescu’s favor.
Repeat elections were set for May 4 and 18. Polling shows Mr. Goergescu leading a pack of candidates at 37 percent in the first round, followed by Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan. A separate poll showed similar support for Mr. Georgescu against the governing coalition candidate, Crin Antonescu. A 50 percent margin is needed to avoid a second round of voting.
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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!
— Călin Georgescu OFFICIAL ACCOUNT (@CG_Romania) March 9, 2025
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