The populist of the far right Romanian Calin Georgescu was forbidden to participate in the revival of the presidential elections of May by the central electoral office of the country (BEC), triggering clashes between his supporters and the police.
Last year, the Constitutional Court of Romania canceled the first round of November of the vote – during which it came first – after the intelligence revealed that Russia had been involved in 800 accounts of Tiktok the supporter.
The beak rejected its candidacy on Sunday, claiming that it “does not meet the conditions of legality” because it “violated the very obligation to defend democracy”.
Georgescu described this “direct blow” decision to democracy. He now has 24 hours of Sunday’s verdict to submit an official call to the Superior Court, which should make a decision within 72 hours.
In an article on social networks, Georgescu described the ban on “direct blow to the heart of democracy around the world”.
Tear gas was dismissed on supporters of presidential hope while violence broke out between them and the police while they gathered in their thousands Apart from the beak offices in the capital Bucharest.
The BBC has seen at least one car turn around and the windows of the neighboring bars crashed. At least four people have been detained.
While many demonstrators have left the scene, several hundred people stayed and continued to fight with riot police, who brought reinforcements and tried to disconcert the area.
February 26, Georgescu was arrested on his way to register as a candidate in the summer electionsencouraging tens of thousands of Romanians to Walk in the streets of Bucharest in protest.
He was accused of having tried to overthrow the constitutional order and members of a neo-fascist organization. He denied all of the reprehensible acts.
The 62 -year -old independent came from nowhere to win the first round of last year’s elections, whose results were canceled a few days before the second round.
A key to its sudden popularity was its promise to “restore the dignity of Romania” and to put an end to the substance to international organizations to which it belongs, in particular NATO and the EU.
Before last year’s cancellation, the pro-Russian politician told the BBC that he would do it put an end to all the support for Ukraine if it were elected.
Georgescu also experienced some support from the Trump administration.
Last month, US vice-president JD Vance accused Romania of having canceled the elections based on “fragile suspicions” of intelligence and the Romanian pressure from his neighbors.
Meanwhile, the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emil Hurezeanu, accused Elon Musk of a “form of interference” in the elections of Romania, after the billionaire published several messages of support for Georgescu.
