Chaos broke out in Romania's capital on Sunday as supporters of Calin Georgescu protested the electoral body's decision to reject his candidacy in the presidential election rerun. View on euronews

Supporters of Romanian far-right, pro-Russian politician Calin Georgescu clashed with police on March 9 after the country's Central Electoral Board (CEB) rejected his candidacy in a rerun of a presidential election.

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.

One of the key factors behind Georgescu's political rise can be attributed to his strategic use of social media, particularly TikTok.

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Protests break out after Romania bars far-right Calin Georgescu from presidential electionsEarlier the supporters chanted and waved flags as news broke he had been barred from standing in a re-run of the country's cancelled presidential 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,

Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has filed his candidacy in a rerun of last year's presidential election that was annulled by a top court after his surprise first-round win.

A supporter of Calin Georgescu reacts during a protest after Romania’s electoral body rejected his candidacy in the presidential election rerun in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) Police form a line in front of supporters of Calin Georgescu who were protesting after Romania’s electoral body rejected his candidacy in the presidential election rerun in Bucharest,