Democracy Dies In Romania... After 'Winning' In December, Georgescu Now Banned From May Presidential Election
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Is Romania the canary in the 'death of democracy' coalmine?
After today's news, that canary - along with 'democracy' - is well and truly dead.
In a stunning turn of events - that we have a feeling could backfire disastrously on the elite establishment - Romania has barred far-right frontrunner Calin Georgescu from running in May’s presidential election, in a move that could worsen the country’s political turmoil.
The Bucharest-based electoral bureau invalidated Georgescu’s candidacy, a spokesman from the bureau said on Sunday.
It received more than 1,000 challenges to Georgescu’s candidacy mostly related to his so-called anti-democratic and extremist stances.
The decision can still be appealed at the Constitutional Court.
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