Riots broke out in Bucharest after the decision of the Romanian Central Election Commission (CEC) to reject the candidacy of the independent right-wing candidate Călin Georgescu to participate in the presidential elections.
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Supporters of Romanian far-right politician Calin Georgescu squared off against police on Sunday (March 9) outside the central election authority, where a structure was pushed over and set alight. Trump says Russia easier to deal with than Ukraine in push for peace
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.
Crin Antonescu, presidential candidate for the ruling coalition, made of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the Liberal Party (PNL) and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), gestures after registering his bid with the electoral authority in Bucharest,