In Romania, prosecutors have launched criminal investigations against the far-right populist Calin Georgescu. Last year, the country's top court canceled elections just as he was about to sweep up the majority vote.

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, a far-right populist, was detained by Romanian police amid renewed controversies surrounding his presidential candidacy. Despite allegations of electoral misconduct, Georgescu is rallying supporters,