Diana Sosoaca, Romania and George Simion

Romania’s election body rejects far-right Diana Sosoaca’s presidential bid, approves George Simion
Romania’s electoral body has rejected the candidacy of controversial far-right politician Diana Sosoaca in the presidential election rerun in May, but approved George Simion, the leader of the country’s most popular far-right party.
Nationalist Sosoaca bids to enter presidential election despite ban last year
Controversial Romanian politician Diana Sosoaca, who was barred by a top court from entering last year’s annulled presidential election, filed her candidacy on Thursday in an unlikely bid to enter the May rerun.
Romania's election body rejects Sosoaca's presidential bid, approves Simion
Controversial politician Diana Sosoaca, who was barred by a top court from entering last year's presidential election, raises her hand wearing boxing gloves speaking outside the country's electoral authority after she registered an unlikely bid to enter the May rerun in Bucharest, Romania on March 13. (AP)
Romania’s far-right presidential hopeful Diana Sosoaca files new candidacy bid despite previous ban
Controversial Romanian politician Diana Sosoaca, who was barred by a top court from entering last year’s annulled presidential election, has filed her candidacy in an unlikely bid to enter in the May rerun.
Rival candidates seek to capture Romania’s far-right electorate after Georgescu banned from presidential race
By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest The leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), George Simion, will replace Calin Georgescu as the leading far-right candidate in the May presidential elections,
Romania bars far-right candidate Calin Georgescu from presidential election run
Far-right Romanian politician Călin Georgescu has been officially barred from contesting the elections after losing his appeal. Georgescu, who won the first round of last year’s presidential vote, was accused of benefiting from Russian interference.
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Romania excludes second far-right poll hopeful
Romania's electoral commission on Saturday excluded a second far-right hopeful, Diana Sosoaca, from May's presidential ...
Romania election commission excludes second far-right presidential candidate
Diana Sosoaca, who was banned from the presidential election in November that was later annulled, will not be allowed to ...
Romanian right-wing leader barred from presidential election
Romania’s electoral authority has rejected right-wing politician Diana Iovanovici-Sosoaca’s candidacy, citing past court ...