Georgescu was not named in the press release but has been identified by Romanian media as one of the plotters of the coup ...

Former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu was sent to trial on charges of complicity in an attempted coup, alongside ...

Bucharest Tribunal upheld judicial control measures against former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu, who was sent to ...

Prosecutors alleged that Calin Georgescu conspired with Horatiu Potra, a former French Foreign Legion soldier, to stage ...

A Romanian far-right candidate who last year won a presidential election that was subsequently cancelled over alleged Russian interference was formally charged on Tuesday with trying to stage a coup.

Georgescu and 21 other suspects are accused of plotting violence after the presidential election was cancelled over alleged ...

Romania’s recent elections saw surging support for “ultranationalist” candidates — especially after a breakthrough for the eccentric Călin Georgescu. The December 2024 cancellation of the initial ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Calin Georgescu, the controversial populist whose bid for Romania’s presidency last year resulted in the annulment of an election in the European Union and NATO member ...

Călin Georgescu, winner of Romania’s presidential election last November, was cancelled, then banned from running again. Now the regime faces a 38-year-old firebrand, George Simion, leader of a ...

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanians vote on Sunday in a presidential election re-run that could propel ultranationalist George Simion to power, an outcome likely to cause unease in the European Union and ...