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election, the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) announced Sunday.The removal of Georgescu, who Romanian authorities suspect of having ties to
election in December 2024.Last month, Georgescu was stopped by police on his way to apply for candidacy and indicted on charges related to
independent candidate who is known for believing conspiracy theories such as denying the moon landing, won 23% of the vote in the first
recount of the 9.4 million votes cast in the first round in December invited mocking public remarks from Russian President Vladimir
after, two days before the final round was set to take place on the grounds of undeclared financing associated with Georgescu, who
rejected his candidacy in the presidential election rerun in Bucharest.Andreea Alexandru / AP / TASSUSR party leader Lasconi on Monday
Romanians, want a change very badly because we realized that all the parties that were governing us since 1989 were playing an ugly
not because Georgescu is not able to participate but because our biggest fear has been revealed as a disappointing truth: there is no
some evidence suggesting Russian involvement in the December election, critical elements remain unknown, fueling public skepticism and
treatment on social media platforms, which had the effect of distorting the manifestation of voters' will," the document said.The European
violating election policies
but his rhetoric and associations tell a different story
Throughout the election, they reported 85,000 cyberattacks on electoral infrastructure traced to Kremlin-linked servers in 33 countries as
militant group in the Congo like Prigozhin
He and his mercenaries were reportedly referred to as "the Russians," a blanket term used by the Congolese for white European
known for boasting about killing Ukrainians
His girlfriend, Dorina Mihai, was also photographed alongside Chechen mercenaries in Moscow in September 2024 and has posted pro-Russian
the entire democratic world will fall! This is just the beginning
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