Georgescu’s candidacy for the Romanian presidency was halted due to issues with campaign funding documentation, leading him to criticize the decision as anti-democratic.
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Romania’s Central Electoral Committee has put a halt to the application of ultranationalist presidential contender Calin Georgescu to run in the upcoming elections on Sunday, igniting condemnation and unrest.
The electoral committee scrutinized the documents submitted by Georgescu but chose not to approve the one concerning his campaign funding due to the absence of the necessary signature, as reported by Euronews Romania.
He now has the opportunity to contest the decision or submit a new application, as per Romanian law.
Georgescu, dubbed the “TikTok Messiah,” emerged victorious in the initial round of Romania’s presidential elections in December, but the country’s constitutional court nullified the outcome following the exposure of intelligence reports indicating Russian efforts to sway voters through social media in favor of the previously lesser-known candidate.
The allegations also pertain to his endorsement of sympathizers of the Iron Guard, a pre-World War II fascist and anti-Semitic movement and political party, which is outlawed in Romania.
Georgescu swiftly denounced the suspension, labeling it “another direct attack on the heart of democracy worldwide.”
“My message is clear: if democracy in Romania crumbles, so will the entire democratic world. This is just the beginning,” he articulated in a Facebook post on Sunday.
“Europe is now a dictatorship, Romania, under tyranny,” he further remarked.
This story is ongoing, and our journalists are pursuing further updates.
