Three years on: What kind of peace? - The Foreign Policy Centre

The investigation concerns the funding of his election campaign. Georgescu won the presidential elections that were later canceled. Search the homes of his collaborators

Calin Georgescu is suspected of “inciting actions against the constitutional order”, making “false statements” and attempting to form fascist and anti-Semitic organizations.

Three years on: What kind of peace? - The Foreign Policy Centre

At a recent protest, when asked about the kind of peace he was clamouring for, a participant hesitated briefly before responding emphatically: ‘a peace to end all wars, a peace that would allow us to focus solely on our country, neither in the East nor the West.’[1]   He was referring to Romania, echoing a narrative that grew increasingly potent during the country’s fraught elections after seeding on the fringes of public discourse. Peace may in…

Călin Georgescu is accused of the most serious crimes in the Penal Code, including incitement to actions against the constitutional order. The former presidential candidate was pulled over by police officers and, after six hours of questioning, was placed under judicial control. Also yesterday, prosecutors raided the legionnaire leaders in the presidential candidate's entourage. Safes with millions of euros, assault weapons and bags full of gold…

The arrest of Călin Georgescu, a pro-Russian candidate and Romanian extremist, has generated a wave of protests and political tensions in the country. Georgescu was arrested on suspicion of joining a fascist and anti-Semitic organization, after authorities searched and found arms and money on his property. The candidate led the first round of the presidential elections, the result of which was overturned by authorities due to indications of Russ…