The Constitutional Court of Romania on Tuesday has confirmed the exclusion of the ultra -nationalist candidate and prorruso Calin Georgescu Of the presidential elections of May 4 and 18, as reported by numerous Romanian media, which cited “official sources.”
According to the news channel Digi24the magistrates have rejected the eleven resources presented by the Ultra candidate against their disqualification, announced last Sunday by the central electoral office.
In this sense, Georgescu won the first return of the presidentials on November 24, on November 24, Although Justice canceled the electoral process a few days later, considering that there was a Russian interference and irregularities in the financing of its campaign.
With the decision of the Romanian Constitutional, Georgescu’s candidacy would definitely be discarded. The ultra -nationalist was, according to the latest surveys, the main favorite to win the first electoral round of May 4 with an estimate of 35 % of the votes, which would have given safe way to the second and definitive turn, two weeks later.
By baseing his decision to disable Georgescu’s new candidacy, the central electoral office recalled that It was precisely the violation of the electoral norms by the ultra -nationalist, which led the Romanian constitutional to cancel the November electoral process.
Therefore, he has considered that accepting his candidacy again would imply ignoring a decision of the Constitutional that supports that he did not comply with the laws or respect democratic processes.
Georgescu supporters, 62, announced on social networks that they will meet in front of the Palacio del Parliamento and headquarters of the Court, to demonstrate against the final disqualification of his candidate.
The Romanian Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation against the ultra -nationalist for suspicion of several crimes, including committing actions against the constitutional order and creating a fascist and anti -Semitic organization.
