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Politics
Abby Rogers

Romanian prosecutors indict pro-Russian former presidential candidate

Georgescu, who has denied any wrongdoing, has been banned from running for office again [File: Alexandru Dobre/AP Photo]

Prosecutors in Romania have called for far-right politician Calin Georgescu to stand trial, accusing the once-presidential hopeful of attempting to instigate violence after the country initially cancelled its presidential elections in December.

Georgescu, a strong critic of NATO, initially topped the first round of presidential elections. However, Romania’s top court ultimately cancelled the elections, accusing Russia of meddling in the electoral process. Moscow has denied the accusations.

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