By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) decided on March 9 to invalidate the presidential candidacy of Russia-backed far-right politician Calin Georgescu. The ruling is based on the Constitutional Court's decisions to annul last year's presidential elections and reject fellow far-right politician Diana Sosoaca's

Romania’s central election authority on Sunday barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in May’s presidential election re-run.

The country’s electoral commission ruled on Sunday that Calin Georgescu, an outspoken critic of Ukraine and NATO, could not compete in the do-over election.