Calin Georgescu, Romania

Calin Georgescu: The ex-soil scientist who rose to prominence on TikTok and is on course to be Romania's next president
Calin Georgescu has emerged from obscurity to top the polls in Romania's presidential election. But the Anglophile and Trump supporter is also his country's most divisive figure for decades.
Who is Calin Georgescu, the man at the centre of Romania's cancelled election?
Calin Georgescu, whose stunning victory in the first round of Romania's presidential election was declared void on Friday, is a hard-right, self-styled outsider critical of NATO who wants to end his country's support for its neighbour Ukraine.
Romanian authorities reveal massive financing for pro-Russian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu
Romania's Presidential Administration has declassified the reports provided by the intelligence services (SRI, SIE), the Foreign Ministry (MAE), and the special telecommunication services (STS) to the Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT),
Controversial presidential front-runner Calin Georgescu wants Romania to be 'self-sufficient power'
Presidential front-runner and far-right populist Calin Georgescu says Romania's Western alliances remain secure providing they "serve the sovereignty of the country and nothing else."
Calin Georgescu’s Romanian Presidential Campaign Boosted by Bot Army
Specialized software analysis shows that controversial social media posts, which promoted far-right frontrunner Calin Georgescu, were shared by pro-Russia accounts and amplified by bots.
Romanian Presidential Candidate Calin Georgescu Pledges to End Ukraine Aid if Elected
Romania's presidential frontrunner, Calin Georgescu, has pledged to halt all support for Ukraine, sparking EU and NATO concerns.
Romania: Calin Georgescu, presidential elections in Romania legally cancelled, Bucharest, Romania
A man shouts as far-right runoff candidate for presidency, Calin Georgescu, speaks to the press at a closed polling station after the elections were annulled.
Romania’s cancelled presidential election
That Romania’s top court had to intervene is unfortunate. Yet apparent earlier failures by electoral, legal and media watchdogs to prevent what was going on left the authorities with few good choices.
Romania Is Out to Prove Its Election Was Worth Cancelling
Romanian authorities raced to piece together how a little-known pro-Russian candidate won the first round of a presidential election that’s now been annulled as they carried out a crackdown of surging extremist forces.
Romania Cancels Presidential Election Over Russian Interference
In Romania, far-right politician George Simeon has strongly condemned the cancellation of the presidential election, calling it a direct attack on democracy. Standing outside a closed polling station,
Romanian prosecutors conduct raids linked to funding of Georgescu’s campaign
Romanian prosecutors have conducted raids linked to an man suspected of illegally financing a campaign to promote Calin ...
Newsday4d
Romania's far-right presidential candidate denounces canceled vote at closed polling station
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s defiant far-right presidential candidate, Calin Georgescu, on Sunday stood outside a closed polling station to denounce a top court’s unprecedented decision to ...
Washington Examiner5d
Romania makes history overturning election due to allegations of foreign meddling online
Journalists watch on their mobile phones a live interview for a local TV channel of Calin Georgescu, the independent candidate for presidency who won the first round of presidential elections ...
Fox News5d
Romania annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate
Reformist Elena Lasconi, who Georgescu was due to face in a runoff ... comprising thousands of social media accounts to promote Calin Georgescu across platforms like TikTok and Telegram.
Romania Insider2d
Romanian tax authorities investigating far-right politician Călin Georgescu and influencers who promoted him
Romania’s tax authorities are investigating Călin Georgescu and the influencers who promoted him on TikTok after the ...