Author: Andrew Higgins
Published on: 09/03/2025 | 00:00:00
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Romania’s electoral commission ruled on Sunday that Calin Georgescu, an outspoken critic of Ukraine and NATO, could not compete in the do-over election. The Central Electoral Bureau issued a statement late Sunday saying that it had ruled against registering the candidacy of Mr. Georgescu. Romanian president has limited powers but has often played an important role in the foreign policy of the NATO-member country. Mr. Georgescu denounced the electoral bureau’s decision as a “direct blow to the heart of democracy around the world” he said: “Europe is now a dictatorship. Romania is under tyranny.” Mr. Georgian stunned Romania in November by winning the first round of the original election. Andrew Higgins is the East and Central Europe bureau chief for The Times based in Warsaw. He covers a region that stretches from Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to Kosovo, Serbia and other parts of former Yugoslavia. Britain appears ready to approve what would be the largest diplomatic outpost in Europe.
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