Romania’s top court upholds election ban on Georgescu

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On Tuesday, the Romanian Constitutional Court confirmed the ban by preventing a remote candidate Călin Georgesku to run in the country’s presidential election.

The ruler, which is final, has decided on the decision of the Romanian electoral body on Sunday Toss the georgescu application He allegedly violated the rules of elections in order to operate in the May vote.

The President of the Court Maria Uach stated that the verdict was adopted by the “unanimous” commission of the Judges.

Tuesday, Georgesku said that he had seen himself as a “president of peace”, and he wants to turn Romania into the East of Switzerland. He urged voters to “follow your conscience” when supporting any alternative candidates that may arise.

In November, Georgescu tops the first round, but the result was later annuled by the Constitutional Court that he had illegally used by the orchestra by Moscow. He previously expressed admiration for the Presidents of Russia and the United States for Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

Protests shouted “thieves” when they gathered outside the court in Bucharest on Tuesday, in support of Georgescu, who thought of more than 40 percent of the opinion polls. Previous demonstrations have intensified with dozens of police officers and protesters affected by Sunday.

The far right candidate applied for a Sunday ban, claiming that the former court decision had not had enough grounds to run.

The US Vice President JD Vance also attacked the decision to ban Georgeskin, which he suggested that the European “tangled interests” voters “fear”.

The Kremlin was banned by Georgescu’s ban on “violating all democratic norms in the center of Europe.”

President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Putkov added: “Any choice that will exclude him will be illegal.”

Georgesku has attracted the prospect of remote politicians in Europe. On Monday, the Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico X said that “if Mr. Georgescu mistaken, he has a different opinion, he must be given European protection.”

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvin called the ban on the Soviet-style Euro-Cup, adding that the Romanians are robbed of very serious democracy. “