The Central Election Bureau, or BEC, rejected Diana Sosoaca’s bid, which was filed on Thursday in the capital, Bucharest. She said she will appeal the bureau’s decision, which has to be submitted to ...

Romania's top court upholds ban on controversial far-right candidate, intensifying political crisis and sparking debate on ...

Simion has expressed more moderate views than Georgescu, who’s praised Russian President Vladimir Putin. The AUR leader said ...

Romania, a country on Europe’s eastern fringe, is perhaps a surprising focus of attention for a new US administration whose foreign policy priorities include ending the war in Ukraine, reshaping the ...

Romania's populist far-right politician George Simion is making his bid for the country's presidential election rerun in May ...

It’s a close question, given the role of Russia and the tender age of the country’s democracy.

Controversial Romanian politician Diana Sosoaca, who was barred by a top court from entering last year’s annulled ...

By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest The leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), George Simion, will replace Calin ...

Former Prime Minister Victor Ponta has entered the race for Romania's presidential election re-run after the initial vote was voided due to accusations of Russian interference. With the hard-right ...

Two far-right parties have chosen two new names for the presidential race in May, after a court barred nationalist candidate Calin Georgescu from running.

Romania is battling to fend off Russia’s influence while safeguarding its democracy. The U.S. is now one of the countries ...