After the decision of the electoral authority, about 300 Georgescu supporters gather out of the electoral bureau, shouting “freedom!”.
The decision, announced on Sunday, is not yet legally binding, and is expected to be in the appeal, with the Romanian Constitutional Court deciding on the appeal until Wednesday.
The end right candidate He unexpectedly won the first round of the presidential elections in the country 24. November.
Shortly before the cancellation, the Constitutional Court Canceled the first round Due to the irregularity in campaign financing nailed Russian Meddlingwith elections Reviewed for 4. May.
After the decision of the election authority, about 300 Georgescu supporters gathered out of the electoral bureau that shouts “freedom!” And he tried to make his way through security cordon.
Georgescu denied the choice of election authorities to X as “a direct blow to the heart of democracy around the world.”
Currently, the leading surveys of the opinion with about 40 percent of the vote.
States Russian interference
Georgescu handed over his candidacy for a leaf that can last on Friday despite the suspicion of being allowed to run.
Romania’s highest Court annulled the ballot of two days before the second round of voting in December, stating the state of Russian interference in GeorgeScu’s service, which Moscow denied.
Georgescu denounced the cancellation as “formalized coup d’etat”. In recent weeks, tens of thousands of people have also protested against the decision.
Members of the US President Donald Trump called Romanian canceled elections example of European governments that encourage freedom of speech and political opponents.
Technical billionaire and Trump Advisor Elon Musk called the decision of the Election Authority “Crazy” on its social media platform X.
Georgescu is under a criminal investigation into six points, including membership in fascist organization and communicating false information on campaign financing.
He denied all the injustice.

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