
U.S. Hint: Romania’s Democratic Violations Prompted Visa Waiver Delay
Bucharest insists the delay has nothing to do with banning the nationalist election frontrunner, but a subtle signal from the U.S. embassy could suggest otherwise.
Bucharest insists the delay has nothing to do with banning the nationalist election frontrunner, but a subtle signal from the U.S. embassy could suggest otherwise.
With polls showing a likely runoff against liberal Nicușor Dan, Simion faces an uphill battle as ‘pro-European’ parties are set to unite against him.
A barbaric experiment in a Romanian prison saw inmates subjected to horrific torture, forced betrayals, and psychological destruction.
George Simion is the new presidential frontrunner, but there are questions over whether he will share the same fate as his predecessor.
The conservatives want “to create the false impression that the rule of law in Romania is in danger,” an EPP vice chair said after his country banned the nationalist frontrunner from the presidential race.
The ECtHR argued that the right to free elections covers only legislatures, not executive offices, like the president’s.
The eastern states of Europe, released from the shackles of the old Soviet state, have become instead ensnared by the seductive lure of ‘Europa.’
Police took Georgescu just as he was on his way to submit his candidacy for the repeat election in May after his victory in December prompted the annulment of the first.
“Should we annul French elections if the newspaper Libération calls for a vote for Macron?” a sovereigntist MEP asked.
Klaus Iohannis steps down after months of unrest, making history as Romania’s first president to resign while facing a looming impeachment.