He shook Romania’s political landscape in November when he secured the first round in the presidential election, going from an obscure candidate to beating the incumbent prime minister.Calin Georgescu,

BUCHAREST - Romanian prosecutors on Wednesday launched a criminal investigation into former presidential front-runner Calin Georgescu, placing him under 60-day judicial control with restrictions on foreign travel and posting "contents of legionary, fascist, anti-Semitic, racist or xenophobic nature" online.

A far-right populist who won the first round in Romania’s canceled presidential race last year was stopped in traffic by police on Wednesday and taken in for questioning by prosecutors

Romanian prosecutors launched a criminal investigation on Wednesday against a far-right populist who won the first round in a canceled presidential election last year, accusing him of election campaign funding abuses,

Romania’s far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu was taken for questioning by police as part of an investigation into his campaign.

The Romanian ultranationalist politician was picked up by police for questioning earlier on Wednesday regarding false funding sources and false information in his last campaign. View on euronews