Calin Georgescu, a little-known, far-right populist, clinched the most votes and advanced to the second round to face off against reformist Elena Lasconi of the progressive Save Romania Union party.

Georgescu sparked controversy in the past for describing Romanian fascist and nationalist leaders from the 1930s and 1940s as national heroes. He has also been criticized for praising Russian ...

Prosecutors are investigating alleged campaign fraud, after Georgescu came from nowhere to win the first round.

A far-right populist who won the first round in Romania’s cancelled presidential race last year has been stopped in traffic ...

Far-right populist Calin Georgescu, who came from nowhere to win the first round of last year's presidential election, has been detained by police and is facing criminal proceedings on a series of ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Romania’s capital on Saturday in a show of support for Călin Georgescu, the far-right populist who emerged as the front-runner ...

MUNICH — United States Vice President JD Vance launched a blistering attack on European governments on Friday, chastising ...

Paul Morris, who served as the Toronto Maple Leafs PA announcer for 38 years, has died. He was 86. Morris died Thursday in Oshawa after a lengthy illness, according to the Mount Lawn Funeral Home ...

A supermarket boycott that was started in Croatia last month has now reached Romania. The movement, which quickly caught on across the Balkans, began as a protest against rising grocery prices and ...

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