Supporters Of Pro-Russian Romanian Politician Calin Georgescu Protest After Electoral Bureau Invalidates His Bid For Presidency

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MARCH 9: Protesters and riot police officers face each other on March 9, 2025 in Bucharest, Romania. Romania's electoral bureau said Sunday it was invalidating pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu's application to run for president on the basis that he violated the country's laws against extremism. The country's Constitutional Court ruled in December to annul the first round of voting in the presidential election after intelligence showed Georgescu benefitted from a mass influence operation mounted by Russia. (Photo by Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images)