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Romanian presidential candidate fights her own party to stay in election race

Elena Lasconi wants her rivals to know she’s not quitting, despite having been knifed by her former political allies.

April 17, 2025 4:01 am CET

The Romanian election scenarios scaring Brussels

POLITICO analyzes all the data on the most likely presidential runoff races ahead of next month’s existential vote.

April 16, 2025 4:01 am CET

Romanian presidential hopeful faces fury after admitting role in flooding villages

Former PM Victor Ponta, who is running on a nationalist platform, said he sacrificed local farmland to spare his Serbian neighbors. 

April 10, 2025 8:45 pm CET

Romanian centrists drop own presidential candidate to support pro-EU Bucharest mayor

Centrist party aims to avoid the “toxic scenario” of far-right and ultranationalist candidates both making the presidential election runoff.

April 9, 2025 4:52 pm CET

Donald Trump Jr. to visit Romania right before contentious election

Trump Jr. previously criticized a Romanian court for canceling the 2024 presidential election.

April 8, 2025 7:18 pm CET

The Romanian mathematician trying to stop Putin and Trump wrecking the West

Elon Musk and JD Vance don’t know enough to judge the country’s election crisis, and Trump should be tougher on Putin, says Bucharest Mayor and presidential candidate Nicușor Dan.

March 28, 2025 4:00 am CET

US postpones visa-free travel for Romanians

Romania, one of the last EU members not included in the Visa Waiver Program, had been due to join in March.

March 25, 2025 5:21 pm CET

Romanian media watchdog defies Musk over censorship claims

Bucharest is at the center of a heated debate over social media policing.

March 24, 2025 4:20 am CET

After Georgescu’s disqualification, here’s who’s running for president of Romania

Authorities have cleared a dozen candidates for the May election — and rejected a dozen others. Meet the runners and riders here. 

March 24, 2025 4:00 am CET

Romania far-right leader Simion cleared for presidential race

Far-right candidates have entered the May election fray following the exclusion of ultranationalist Călin Georgescu.

March 15, 2025 1:50 pm CET

Georgescu free to try his luck in other presidential votes, Romania court says

The Russia-backed candidate will haunt May’s do-over election from which he’s still barred.

March 14, 2025 5:10 pm CET

Romania lashes out at Russia as Georgescu election ban furor intensifies

Moscow: Stop violating democratic norms! Bucharest: That’s rich coming from you.

March 12, 2025 1:37 pm CET
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Romania’s top court rejects Georgescu’s appeal, bars him from running for president

The decision by the country’s constitutional court is final.

March 11, 2025 6:39 pm CET

Kremlin: Romania’s election is ‘illegitimate’ without barred pro-Russia front-runner

The far-right front-runner was barred on Sunday from the presidential election’s rerun.

March 11, 2025 1:02 pm CET

Mercenary boss calls for Romania to ‘boil over’ after far-right front-runner blocked from race

Horaţiu Potra called the election bureau’s decision to block Călin Georgescu’s presidential bid a “globalist coup.”

March 10, 2025 4:29 pm CET

Trump and Putin gang up on European centrists in Romania’s election crisis

Elon Musk slams Romanian authorities for banning far-right frontrunner Călin Georgescu. It’s another win for the Kremlin.

March 10, 2025 9:25 am CET

Far-right front-runner Călin Georgescu blocked from Romanian presidential race

U.S. Trump administration has been pressing Romanian officials to allow him to stand in May’s vote.

March 9, 2025 8:04 pm CET

Romania foils ‘revolution’ of pro-Russia group featuring a 101-year-old man

The group wanted to change country’s name, anthem and flag.

March 6, 2025 5:07 pm CET

MAGA heavyweights lash out over Romanian police raids targeting Călin Georgescu

“This is messed up,” wrote Elon Musk as he joined Jack Posobiec and JD Vance in weighing in on the election turmoil in Bucharest.

February 26, 2025 5:02 pm CET

Romanian police haul in election front-runner Călin Georgescu for questioning

The pro-Russia candidate was quizzed over the financing of his controversial — and successful — election campaign late last year.

February 26, 2025 12:53 pm CET

29 times Donald Trump did what Putin wanted 

Whose side is he on? It’s hard to keep up, so here’s a handy guide to America’s new policy of close alignment with the Kremlin.

February 21, 2025 4:01 am CET

Vance’s week of waging war on EU tech law

The U.S. vice president attacked Europe’s regulations governing American Big Tech giants and online speech.

February 15, 2025 6:34 pm CET

Romania’s Klaus Iohannis announces he’ll resign as president

Longtime leader heads for the exit amid political turmoil in Bucharest.

February 10, 2025 3:06 pm CET

German authorities ‘well prepared’ for social media election interference

Social media companies including TikTok, Meta and X took part in an election stress test on Friday.

January 31, 2025 6:57 pm CET
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